Women and Ischemic Heart Disease
Author(s) -
C. Noel Bairey Merz
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
jacc. cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.79
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1936-878X
pISSN - 1876-7591
DOI - 10.1016/j.jcmg.2010.10.004
Subject(s) - diabetes mellitus , disease , metabolic syndrome , medicine , obesity , quarter (canadian coin) , population , cardiology , environmental health , endocrinology , geography , archaeology
In the U.S., more than a quarter of a million women die each year from ischemic heart disease (IHD), and current projections indicate that this will increase with our aging population and epidemics of obesity, metabolic syndrome, and diabetes mellitus. Notably, IHD is the leading killer of women at all ages, with annual mortality rates affecting greater numbers of younger and older women than breast
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