New Delhi, March 9 Generally, it is believed that women whose estrogen hormone levels decrease after menopause are at increased risk of coronary heart disease, but due to the changes in lifestyle in recent times, cases of heart disease in women are increasing rapidly, says Ravindra Singh Rao, senior intervention cardiologist and structural heart disease expert, Jaipur.
Now not only after 50, but at the age of 40, women are having heart related problems. In the absence of awareness, they come to the hospital only when the symptoms are severe, which also affects their treatment, he adds.
The trend is changing now and before menopause, the risk of heart disease in women is similar to men due to diabetes, obesity, stress and low physical activity. In addition, some diseases such as Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
( With inputs from IANS )
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