Women and heart disease
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Is HRT Really Safe Again?
New evidence suggests that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may be safe in younger postmenopausal women
New evidence suggests that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may be safe in younger postmenopausal women
Avoid ACE Inhibitors in Pregnancy
ACE inhibitors are associated with birth defects in pregnancy
ACE inhibitors are associated with birth defects in pregnancy
A Comeback For Hormone Replacement Therapy?
HRT may be beneficial in younger women after all
HRT may be beneficial in younger women after all
Women and Heart Disease
Heart disease in women is different from heart disease in men
Heart disease in women is different from heart disease in men
Women Minimize Symptoms of Heart Disease
Women minimize symptoms of heart disease, leading to suboptimal care
Women minimize symptoms of heart disease, leading to suboptimal care
"Female-pattern" Coronary Artery Disease
A newly recognized pattern of coronary artery disease in women can be difficult to diagnose
A newly recognized pattern of coronary artery disease in women can be difficult to diagnose
Women and the risk factors of heart disease
The risk factors for heart disease in women
The risk factors for heart disease in women
Is Digoxin Dangerous for Women?
Digoxin may be dangerous for women
Digoxin may be dangerous for women
What's the Real Story Behind the "Broken Heart" Syndrome?
Can you really die from a broken heart?
Can you really die from a broken heart?
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Ethicist -Assisted Suicide
If ethicists say that assisted suicide is such a great idea, let THEM do it.
If ethicists say that assisted suicide is such a great idea, let THEM do it.
The HRT Story Might Not Be Over Yet
Hormone replacement might be OK for younger women
Hormone replacement might be OK for younger women
Heart disease still # 1 killer of women
And, this report from Johns Hopkins says, women remain largely unaware of that fact.
And, this report from Johns Hopkins says, women remain largely unaware of that fact.
Does hormone replacement therapy reduce risk in women?
In this recent review, your Guide discusses the most recent data.
In this recent review, your Guide discusses the most recent data.
Healthy Heart Handbook for Women
From the NIH. Requires Adobe Acrobat
From the NIH. Requires Adobe Acrobat
Women and heart disease
Everything you might want to know, from the Yale Medical School Heart Book, a book aimed at a general audience. Very comprehensive. An excellent resource. Requires Adobe Acrobat
Everything you might want to know, from the Yale Medical School Heart Book, a book aimed at a general audience. Very comprehensive. An excellent resource. Requires Adobe Acrobat
Dysautonomia Support Network
A site dedicated to helping people with POTS and other forms of dysautonomia
A site dedicated to helping people with POTS and other forms of dysautonomia
Woman and cholesterol
A commentary on considerations related to cholesterol special to women
A commentary on considerations related to cholesterol special to women
Is digoxin dangerous for women?
It may be, this new study suggests.
It may be, this new study suggests.
Women are failing to reduce their risk factors after bypass
A discussion on recent data from the NIH on how many women fail to change their lifestyles after coronary artery bypass surgery.
A discussion on recent data from the NIH on how many women fail to change their lifestyles after coronary artery bypass surgery.
Heart attacks ARE different in women than men
This article describes the apparent differences in heart attack treatments experienced by women as compared with men, and speculates as to the cause of these differences.
This article describes the apparent differences in heart attack treatments experienced by women as compared with men, and speculates as to the cause of these differences.