Coronary Heart Disease
Simple tests could signal and prevent heart disease in women
Published in Women's Health Weekly, December 4th, 2003
"Most women gain one to two pounds per year as they approach and go through menopause, and a percentage of them will go on to develop heart disease as a result," said Lewis H. Kuller, MD, professor of epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. "Keeping one's waist circumference from expanding is a good way to avoid a negative outcome, but more targeted monitoring of other predictors, such as insulin, adiponectin, and coronary calcium, can give a more accurate indication of when a woman is entering the...
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