Heart Disease Risk to Women
Posted on: Monday, 5 September 2005, 09:00 CDT
HEART disease in women is under-diagnosed, under-treated and under- researched, a doctor warned today.
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in men and women around the world, killing more people than all the cancers combined.
In the UK, coronary heart disease causes 114,000 deaths a year - with one in six occurring in women.
Cardiologist Dr Ghada Mikhail, from North West London Hospitals and St Mary's Hospital NHS Trusts, said many women were unaware heart disease was their main killer, with their biggest fear being breast cancer.
"Even more worrying, however, is the apparent lack of awareness of cardiovascular disease in women among healthcare professionals," she said in the British Medical Journal.
Source: Coventry Evening Telegraph
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