Men, women, and hearts
From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, I’m Ira Dreyfuss with HHS HealthBeat. If a close family member had heart disease, the odds are higher that you could, too. But men and women seem to respond differently to that fact. Amit Khera of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center looked at data on Dallas-area residents. His study in the American Heart Journal was supported by the National Institutes of Health. Khera found women with a family history were less likely than men to realize the risk. ``In general in society, women have not appreciated this message that heart disease is important for them, particularly a family history of heart disease is also relevant to them.’’ (8 seconds) Men with a family history were more likely to exercise than men without – which wasn’t true of women. And women with a family history actually smoked more than other women – which wasn’t true of men. Learn more at hhs.gov. HHS HealthBeat is a production of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. I’m Ira Dreyfuss. Last revised: May, 26 2008 | 
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