How Coronary Artery Disease Is Different For Women

How Coronary Artery Disease Is Different For Women By Richard N. Fogoros, MD  This week: Coronary artery disease is quite prevalent in women - but it often "behaves" differently than in men. This makes the diagnosis and treatment a bit of a challenge. Also: a post-heart attack checklist. And: do you need to be treated for high cholesterol? How Coronary Artery Disease Is Different For Women  Coronary artery disease in women is often different than it is in men - and the differences are important. Here's what you need to know about it. READ NOW A Checklist For Staying Healthy After A Heart Attack  Long-term health and survival after a heart attack requires several important steps to be taken. Here's a checklist to follow after a heart attack. READ NOW Who Needs To Be Treated For High Cholesterol?  Whether you need treatment for cholesterol should be based on far more than "merely" your cholesterol levels. READ NOW Angina With "Normal" Coronary Arteries  Several cardiac and non-cardiac conditions can produce true angina even, if the coronary arteries appear normal on heart catheterization. READ NOW Secret Cardiology on Facebook   Here is a Facebook page featuring issues related to your heart, that your cardiologist would rather not talk about.  READ NOW Advertisement READ THESE NEXT Why Wives Put up With A "Culture of Adultery" in Professional Sports Why Homophobia Is Not a True Phobia — It's a Moral or Social Problem How Much Do You Know About Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development? Does Your Child Have Any Food Allergy Symptoms? Quiz: Could You Have a Thyroid Problem? Understanding Lung Cancer Do You Have PCOS Symptoms? This Quiz Will Tell You. How Much of a Nutrition Whiz Are You? AN ABOUT.COM BRAND You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Heart Disease newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2016 Verywell.com - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.