Why are men more prone to heart attacks than women?

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 652,000 Americans died of heart disease in 2005. In fact, heart disease remains the leading cause of death in both men and women in the United states. read more

In fact, heart disease remains the leading cause of death in both men and women in the United states. But, common knowledge among the medical community is that women are less prone to heart disease until the age of 55 years, whereas, men can suffer from heart disease at a much earlier age. read more

Both men and women are prone to a heart diseases. The leading causes for death in both sexes is not cancer, but heart diseases. Sure, they may be a single-digit percentage higher than one another,but they are both prone to it and should be concerning. Why the media always portrays men and not women having a heart attack is beyond me. read more

Heart Attack Risk Factors: Women vs. Men Health and Quality of Life are Bigger Heart Attack Risk Factors for Women Women ages 18-55 years old tend to be less healthy and have a poorer quality of life than similar-aged men before suffering a heart attack, according to research presented at the American Heart Association’s Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Scientific Sessions 2013. read more