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Gender

Heart Health: Lack of Sleep Thickens Carotid Artery in Men

by Dr. Stephen Parker (Article selection and Commentary) on January 7, 2011

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Women’s Heart Attack Symptoms: Personal Stories

by Dr. Stephen Parker (Article selection and Commentary) on January 2, 2011

Carolyn Thomas’s MyHeartSisters post on women’s stories about their heart attack symptoms was picked by the most widely read doctor blog, www.Kevinmd.com There are over twenty stories told by women about their symptoms; they provide an excellent overview of the variability of heart attack symptoms. (Click here for full article.) Sandra, age 37, USA: “I [...]

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The Odds of Your Cardiologist Being a Woman: 18%

by Dr. Stephen Parker (Article selection and Commentary) on November 3, 2010

One of the major factors that influences the profession (and experience) of cardiology is that cardiologists are predominately male.    Over-stating the stereotype, women are usually more concerned about relationship than men: my experience of cardiologists is that they emphasize facts over feelings, authority over collaboration. Although I have not found any direct research about [...]

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Men More Likely to Have Sudden Cardiac Arrest

by heartcurrents on February 19, 2010

Nov. 17, 2009 (Orlando, Fla.) — Men age 40 and over have a one in eight chance of suffering sudden cardiac death, and the risk is even higher for African-American men, a study shows. For women 40 and over, the odds of suffering sudden cardiac death are one in 24, according to the study, the [...]

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