Gender Differences in Heart Disease: What Men Need to Know

By: Paul Long

While most people think of heart disease as synonymous with heart attacks, there are many more ailments and conditions which affect the heart. Heart disease includes coronary artery disease, congestive heart disease, heart failure, heart arrhythmias and other less well-known but severely complicated conditions.

Heart disease affects men and women differently, and the most well-known symptoms for men rarely occur in women. In this two-part series, we’re going to examine the differences between the genders when it comes to heart disease. This week is for the gentlemen!

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men in the United States. Between …read more