Women are less likely to be diagnosed with coronary artery disease
Heart disease is the leading killer of men and women in the United States, but new research from the Minneapolis Heart Institute indicates that women are less likely to be diagnosed with coronary artery disease and less likely to receive preventive medications before their heart attacks than older men.
Female smokers are 25 per cent more likely to develop coronary heart disease than men, according to research published in the Lancet.