AU researcher targeting enzyme in chronic heart disease according to : The Augusta Chronicle

In particular, he is looking at a growing form of heart failure that at first blush doesn't look like heart failure. It is called heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, whose hearts still pump out greater than 50 percent or somewhat close to normal while other heart failure patients are often well below that. He hopes he has provided some evidence they should also be tried against heart disease. The double whammy of aging and obesity seems to trigger a growing form of heart failure that is difficult to diagnose and treat. But now there are those who have developed much more specific therapies, known as monoclonal antibodies, against the enzyme, Bagi said.




Heart disease is the leading killer of U.S. women, but many women and their doctors don't recognize the danger. "Eighty percent of heart disease is preventable, yet women's heart disease is underdiagnosed, under-researched and underfunded," said British Robinson, head of the Women's Heart Alliance, a nonprofit organization that paid for the study. And 26 percent said having heart disease would be embarrassing, because people would assume they were not eating healthy or exercising. A survey of more than 1,000 women between 25 and 60 years of age found 45 percent were unaware that heart disease is the No. In addition, only 22 percent of primary care doctors and 42 percent of cardiologists said they felt well-prepared to assess heart disease in women.

Greater emphasis on preventing, treating heart disease in women needed

Women who knew someone with heart disease were more likely to express concern and bring this issue up with their physician or to discuss heart disease with a friend thought to be at risk for having or developing heart disease. The researchers found that 45 percent of women were unaware that heart disease is the number one killer of women in the U.S. The goal of the surveys was to determine knowledge, attitudes and beliefs regarding heart disease in women. Many women reported being embarrassed or overwhelmed by their heart disease and many also cited difficulties in losing weight or finding time to exercise. While a majority of women reported having a routine physical or wellness exam in the past year, only 40 percent reported having a heart health assessment.


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