Because men have high blood pressure? Because men smoke cigarettes? Somebody is smoking something. I think it is the writer of this article. Men have been kicking the smoking habit recently. Unfortunatly, women have been taking a smoke more frequently.
The whole course of heart disease is different in men. Men tend to get clogged arteries in specific locations. Women get them throughout the arteries-completely. Hormones protect women below a certain age. Men do not have that protection. Additionally, men tend to do the heavy lifting. That is always a good time to test your ability to have a heart attack. Extra strain on the fibrous cap causes it to break and you have a heart attack. Carey Roberts needs to explain the errors of her ways.
