title: Stopping a silent killer. Preventing heart disease in women.
abstract: It's true that, at any age, heart disease occurs more often in men than in women. While heart disease is widely recognized as an important cause of death and disability in men, we often fail to appreciate that it is the leading cause of death in women older than age 60.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kuehn
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: McMahon
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Creekmore
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002423:Cause of Death; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D007255:Information Services; D020407:Internet; D008593:Menopause; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking; D016387:Women's Health