In coronary heart disease, blood is unable to flow through blocked arteries. The main symptom is chest pain or angina. Treatment is with medications or surgery.
Diabetic women can use intrauterine devices and subdermal implants as safe hormonal contraceptives to prevent the risk of heart events.
Shedding light on the unhealthy lifestyle of Indian women, a new study has found that three in five women in the country are at high risk of cardiovascular diseases.
Starting periods before age of 12 increases the risk of heart disease by 10% than those who attained puberty at 13.