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World Heart Day: Are men more likely to suffer from heart disease?
Updated On: 29 September, 2020 08:28 PM IST | New Delhi | IANS
Dr. Satish Jawli, Cardio-Thoracic Surgeon at Fortis Hospital discusses risk factors and lists down healthy habits
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Over the years, multiple researches have concluded that heart disease impacts men and women differently. It has been noted that in the younger age groups, men are at a far higher risk of heart disease than women; on an average, while the disease strikes men at 65 years of age, women may experience it when they are closer to 72 years.
In recent years, scientists and clinicians have poured over immense amount of data to understand this phenomenon better; as more and more data is being made available, it is observed that predisposing factors have evolved over time and increasing number of women are known to be at a higher risk of Cardio-Vascular diseases as early as in their 40s!
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