CME: Distinguishing Features of Women and Heart Disease
Heart Diseases
- Heart Arrhythmia
Arrhythmia effects more than four million American adults each year.
- Vascular Disease
The primary cause of vascular disease is hardening of the arteries.
- Valve Disease
About 5 million Americans are diagnosed with heart valve disease each year.
- Heart Attack
About 1.2 million people in the United States have heart attacks each year.
- Heart Failure
Heart failure affects more than five million Americans.
- Women's Cardiovascular Disease
Heart disease is the leading cause of death among women over 65. American women
