The Magnitude of the Problem

• Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death in women >60 years old

• Women <60 y.o. 1 in 17 have CAD (as compared to 1 in 5 men)

• Women > 60 y.o. 1 in 4 will die from CAD (similar to men)

• Deaths from CAD have been on the decline since 1960s but rate of decrease has been slower in women.

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I hope I can in some way impress upon you what a widespread problem CAD is in both men and women.

As you can see it is the leading cause of death is women over 60 y.o.