Research Paper on:
Heart Disease and Gender Differences

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diseases including angina, stroke, heart attack, heart disease, high blood pressure and rheumatic heart disease (Womens Heart Foundation, 2000). The number one killer of Americans is coronary heart disease (Womens  Heart Foundation, 2000). Physiologically, a heart attack is the lack of oxygen and nutrients to the heart (Womens Heart Foundation, 2000). The Womens Heart Foundation reports these facts about heart  disease in women: * It is the leading cause of death for women 35 and older (Womens Heart Foundation, 2000). * Six times more women die from heart disease than  from breast cancer (Womens Heart Foundation, 2000). * Heart disease among women is rising, every year since 1984, more women have died from heart disease than men (Womens Heart Foundation,  2000). * Cigarette smoking is considered to be the #1 risk factor that can be controlled; 27 percent of women smoke and this is thought to be the greatest contributing  factor to the rise in deaths among women from this disease (Womens Heart Foundation, 2000). * Women experience different symptoms of heart disease than men, in fact, very often the  symptoms go unrecognized and untreated in women (Womens Heart Foundation, 2000). Purpose Given the rising number of deaths among women from heart disease, it is important for health care  professionals and the public to be aware of the differences in symptoms and treatment of heart disease in women and men. There are core purposes of this descriptive study  To determine if there are differences in the symptoms of a heart attack/heart disease experienced by women as compared to women. If differences exist, what are they? To determine  if there is a difference in treatment of heart disease in women as compared to men? If so, what are those differences? Problem Statement The problem statement is phrased