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The aim is to identify etiological factors contributing to coronary heart disease in women.

October 1, 1967CirculationOpen Access

Coronary Heart Disease in Women

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The aim is to identify etiological factors contributing to coronary heart disease in women.
Study involved 100 women diagnosed with classical coronary heart disease.
Evaluated factors including hypertension, smoking, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes, and obesity.
Comments on lifestyle factors and family history were noted.
Hypertension and smoking were present in 80 to 90% of the cases.
Four patients had diabetes and six showed grossly abnormal serum cholesterol levels.
Proposed control of hypertension and smoking could significantly reduce coronary heart disease incidence.

Population

100 women with classical coronary heart disease

Outcome

Identification of etiological factors

Hypertension and cigarette smoking are dominant etiological factors in women with classical coronary heart disease, present in 80-90% of cases.

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May support BP control and smoking cessation in women with CHD; leaves open causal confirmation in prospective studies.

Mulcahy et al. (1967) studied this question.

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