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Nov 25, 2009
Risk of sudden cardiac death going forward: Men 1 in 8; Women 1 in 24.
Source: Lloyd-Jones D, et al “Lifetime risk for sudden cardiac death at selected index ages and by risk factor strata and race: Cardiovascular Lifetime Risk Pooling Project” AHA 2009; Abstract 969.
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November 25th, 2009 at 1:54 pm
Maybe I should go back and read the blog post about how drinking reduces the risk of heart disease in men. http://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/Prevention/17095
November 25th, 2009 at 2:53 pm
Clearly, Nature favors women. But that makes sense. We carry the children, raise the families, take care of the men, make the most important decisions, etc.
November 25th, 2009 at 3:07 pm
Looks risky to be a male. But now that I think about it, it’s not all that safe to be a female.
November 25th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
Bruce, “risky” is an understatement. The future looks very, very bleak.
November 25th, 2009 at 3:47 pm
One in eight chance of dropping dead sounds fairly dreadful.