A new study led by Harvard Medical School researchers finds that women can face a similar risk of heart attack as men despite having lower levels of artery-clogging plaque. Because women tend to have ...

Less artery-clogging plaque in women’s arteries did not appear to protect them from heart disease compared to men, according to a study published today in Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, an ...

Although women typically have less artery-clogging plaque than men, a study of more than 4,200 adults found that it did not shield women from cardiovascular events. The risk of heart attack and chest ...