Women and Heart Disease: Broken Heart Syndrome
While ‘broken heart syndrome’ may sound like the theme of a romance novel, it’s a very real health condition that mostly affects women. In fact, more than 90 percent of reported cases occur in women ages 58 to 75. Also called takotsubo cardiomyopathy or stress …
Be Still My Heart: How Heart Attacks Look Different for Women
Chances are, you’ve seen at least one dramatic movie scene in which a man suddenly clutches his chest and falls to the floor. In real life, however, the heart attack victim could just as likely be a woman as heart disease is the #1 killer …
