New research on women and heart disease

Admit it.  We women think we’re kinda in the clear when it comes to heart disease because we have estrogen.  New research says we need to reconsider this thinking.  Apparently, women’s blood vessels experience time and age at different rates than men.  The cascade of heart disease typically starts with high blood pressure.  And the bad news is that we women start to show high blood pressure much earlier than men do.  There’s a reason why high blood pressure is called the silent killer.  The problems it causes aren’t felt until there’s a cardiac event or kidneys fail.  Blood pressure thresholds for women and men need to be changed because women develop high blood pressure earlier.  The way that women’s heart health is evaluated should be upgraded in light of this ongoing research.