The Slowly Evolving Truth About Heart Disease & Women, 2024

Read this news article from the American Heart Association on the history of heart disease in women's health and how we were left out of the research until the the mid 80s. Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death for women and it disproportionately affects women from different racial and ethnic groups.
The NIH states that estrogen provides a protective effect against heart disease in women and the risk of CVD increases after Menopause in most cases.