Risks for cardiovascular disease in women and how they are different from men

Running head : RISKS FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

I . Introduction . 3

II . Nature of Cardiovascular Diseases in Women . 3

III . Risks Cardiovascular Disease in Women . 5

IV . Gender Differences of Cardiovascular Diseases Risks . 11

V . Conclusion 12

Risks for Cardiovascular Disease in Women

Introduction

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs ) are currently the primary causes of

br mortality around the world . The number of lives lost due to CVDs as of 2005 is 17 .5 million which is equivalent to 30 percent of the global mortalities (WHO , 2008 . In United States for example , heart disease is the number one cause of death in man and third in women . It is estimated that the annual mortalities due to this condition in US alone is greater than 870 ,000 (Labarthe , 2008 . The data regarding the occurrence of heart diseases in women in Europe like in US also indicate CVDs to be a major cause of mortality in women . Cardiovascular diseases are approximated to have caused 55 percent of European women mortalities (Badiale et . al , 2006 . The incidence of cardiovascular disease in women is highly under estimated because of the misnomer that women are less prone to heart diseases as compared to men and that cardiovascular disease pathology in women is the same with those of men . In reality though...