Vital Signs: Women's heart health
While fewer Americans overall are dying from heart disease, the death rate from heart disease for women younger than 55 is increasing. One in every two U.S. women will die from heart disease or stroke. As National Heart Month gets under way this month, here are some of the top unanswered questions about how heart disease affects women � and some steps women can take right now to improve their heart health. Seeking answers A recent report from the Society for Women�s Health Research and WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease outlined some of the key questions researchers are working to answer. These questions include: � Why does heart disease affects men and women differently, and why do women have worse outcomes from heart disease? � What are the best ways to assess a woman�s risk for heart disease? � What are the best ways to deal with those risk factors to reduce a woman�s risk for heart disease? Researchers here at the University of Virginia Health System ar...