Tags: Cardiology

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Predicting a Woman’s Risk of Heart Attack

The scoring system used to predict a person’s risk of cardiovascular disease needs to get an upgrade to ensure it accounts for risk factors specifically affecting women, according to a study published today in the journal Frontiers in Physiology. The Framingham Risk Score (FRS) analyzes six factorsTrusted Source to determine a person’s likelihood of experiencing a heart attack or stroke within the […]