Your Heart Score Means Something Different If You're a Woman
Three new papers landed this week, and they're all quietly about cardiovascular risk in postmenopausal women — from how we read heart scans, to how dietary fat affects cholesterol and gut health, to why doctors still aren't getting enough training on menopause. This episode breaks down what the research actually says and what it means for how women's heart health gets assessed and managed. Key Takeaways: • A coronary artery calcium (CAC) score of zero — long read as reassuring — may underestimate risk in women more than in men, because women tend to develop a different kind of plaque buildup…
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