Cardiovascular risk in women: the cardiologist's perspective

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Abstract
The incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD) is much lower in younger women than in age‐matched men, and this has led to the popular misconception that cardiovascular disease is a disease of men, and is relatively rare in women. This, however, is not the case. The incidence of CHD may be much lower in young women than in men of the same age, up to the age of 65, with the risk of dying from CHD being 3.5‐fold higher in men than in women. After age 65, however, the risk equalizes for both sexes.1 Overall, CHD is a very significant cause of morbidity and mortality amongst women.

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