The gender line

Friday, April 2, 2010 - 19:49 in Health & Medicine

Men mostly suffer from coronary artery disease, but women predominantly suffer from problems with smaller arteries. Diagnosis and treatment affect outcomes. Say what you will about Mars and Venus, but anatomically, male and female hearts look the same. When healthy, both should be about the size of a fist. Both have three main coronary arteries, the large blood vessels that wrap around the...

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