Heart disease and stroke in women

It’s World Heart Day today, and this year’s theme is stroke and heart disease in women. It’s a timely look at such diseases in women because the fact is, heart disease has been found to be the most serious health threat for women globally. 

WHAT are the major heart disease risk factors? Among the more commonly cited ones are high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, cigarette smoking, obesity, heredity, age and sex.