Cardiovascular Disease

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were in Japan, France, Spain, Switzerland, and Canada. (Goldstein, 1995)
Biological theories abound state that women tend to have better chances of not developing Cardiovascular disease. In one study, (Mendelson, 1999) Estrogen therapy in postmenopausal women has been associated with a decreased risk of heart disease Women are less susceptible than men to as long as their blood estrogen levels are elevated. Estrogens can directly bind to a subunit of the maxi-K channel. These calcium-regulated potassium channels are key regulators of vascular smooth muscle cells, which constrict arteries and raise blood pressure. This acute estrogen effect does not require genome activation or generation of other intracellular signals. New data indicate that estrogen replacement therapy may decrease mortality by 50% for women who have survived a first heart attack, (Nabulsi, 1993). The findings were based on data compiled over 13 years. For those patients who received ERT after having a first ...

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Family history can also be a major cause of in both men and women. According to a study by John Silberberg et al (1998) of people who completed a detailed family history questionnaire in 1992-1994, The net bias in both selection and recall is toward the null and hence the comparisons provide a conservative estimate of risk of CHD associated with a positive family history.
However, many also claim that the risk of does not lie within your genetic structure, but how you take care of your body. Certainly it has been proven that a healthy diet and acceptable levels of body fat lower the chances of someone exhibiting cardiovascular disease. In a study by Laura Yochum et al. (1999) it ...

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