Articles tagged ‘women’

A conference at Heart House on 5 November aims to raise awareness of the need for gender-specific research and treatment. Heart disease and stroke are the leading causes of death for women worldwide, killing more than 8.6 million, more than the total number who die from cancer, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and malaria combined.

More than 34,000 female health professionals participating in the Women’s Health Study were prospectively followed up over 12.4 years for incident atrial fibrillation (AF). There was a highly significant increase in risk across categories of both systolic and diastolic blood pressure.