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Term Paper Title	Due To The Decrease Of Estrogen In Postmenopausal Women, Heart Disease Is The Le
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Due to the decrease of estrogen in postmenopausal women, heart disease is the leading cause of
death in women sixty-five years of older.  A primary focus of women’s health care over the last
decade is the reversal hormone replacement therapy and change in lifestyle can have over this
devastating disease.  Hormone replacement therapy has been found, not only to prevent
cardiovascular illness, but also aids in the fight of osteoporosis and epidermal changes.  The
ultimate decision of beginning a cycle of hormone replacement therapy must be left up to the
woman.
     The more risk factors a woman has, the greater the chance of having a heart attack.  “The
four major changeable risk factors for heart disease are smoking, high cholesterol, high blood
pressure, and physical inactivity” (McMicheal 1).  Women who smoke cigarettes of cigars have
a much higher risk of death from heart disease or stroke.  “A woman who smokes runs from two
to six times the risk of having a heart attack and is more likely than a nonsmoker is to die form a
heart attack” (McMicheal 2).  Two types of cholesterol affect the threat of heart disease.  Low
density lipoprotein (LDL) deposits some cholesterol into artery walls causing the buildup of
plaque which raises the risk of heart disease.  High density lipoprotein (HDL) cleans the
cholesterol out of the body’s system and lowers the risk of heart disease.  High blood pressure,
many times, is found to be the silent killer behind many heart attack deaths.  The heart attack is
caused by a great strain put on the heart and arteries in order to pump blood throughout the
cardiovascular system.  High blood pressure and cholesterol levels can be linked to obesity due
to physical inactivity.  “Physically inactive women are twice as likely as active women to
develop heart disease” (McMicheal 6).
     Statistics show that slightly more than one of every two women in the United States will
die from cardiovascular illness.  Since 1984, the number of female deaths due to heart disease


has slowly inched above the number of male deaths according to the American Heart
Association.  Although the overall death rate does not differ greatly between genders, experts say
the incidence pattern increases.  The disease typically develops ten to fifteen years later in
women, with a women’s risk rising considerably after menopause.  Researchers believe that a
distinctive pattern suggests that estrogen, which is produced in women’s bodies at relatively high
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