Though the article written by Mary-Beth Moriarty is well-versed and quite informative in terms of heart disease in women, it does not cover the all aspects of the subject in detail. The fact that mostly the writer has spoken about occurrences of heart disease in middle aged women, leaves an empty slot in the mind of the reader regarding heart disease in younger women. The article has a wide range of studies on coronary heart disease in women, but there are hardly any examples which one can relate to. Moreover, the subject on diabetes mellitus has not been discussed in detailed.
The subject of the relationship of mental and emotional factors to heart disease has been left untouched. This relationship has been a subject of intellectual and practical interest in medicine for hundreds of years. Strong emotion in general, and fear, anger, and grief in particular, have been associated with angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, and sudden cardiac death. As scientific study of these relationships has proceeded, associations between emotional state and physical health have drawn strong empirical support from epidemiological studies and, more recently, prospective studies (Sloan, Shapiro, Bagiella, Myers and Gorman).
Prevention of coronary heart disease in women has not been highlighted in detail. The article should contain, along with with reasons and facts regarding heart disease in women, medical information on heart disease diagnosis and treatment for women. Additionally, one of the more common reasons for women, in fact for men as well, to develop heart disease has not been listed in detail. Too much cholesterol in the blood, or high blood cholesterol, can be serious and with time may develop heart disease in women. People with high blood pressure have a greater chance of getting heart disease. High blood cholesterol itself does not cause symptoms, so many people are unaware that their cholesterol level is too high.........
