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American Heart Association Releases Findings
ROBBINSVILLE - The American Heart Association announced that in a 31-country study, it was found that stable angina is more common in women than men. Although men have a higher rate of heart attacks, stable angina is 20 percent more prevalent in women. This was reported by researchers in the March 17 issue of Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Researchers discovered the unexpected result in the first large-scale study investigating risk factors for stable angina. They pooled data from 74 studies involving 401,315 people living in 31 countries, including the United States. Of the studies' participants, 13,331 women and 11,511 men had stable angina. A key implication of the study is that being male is not a risk factor for developing stable angina, contrary to the long accepted view of physicians.
For more information about this study or the latest research findings and consumer health information for you and your family, call the American Heart Association at 1-800-AHAUSA1 or visit their Web site at www.americanheart. org.
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