title: Primary prevention of heart disease in women.
abstract: Women die from heart disease at the same rate as men. However, because women generally live longer than men, the effect of heart disease on women is often ignored.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology Section, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390, USA. Denke@UTSouthwestern.edu
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Denke
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D016387:Women's Health