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Heart disease is all too often seen as a ‘man’s’ disease. But women are at risk too, particularly during and after menopause. Twice as many women die of coronary heart disease each year than of breast cancer, and 30,000 women are admitted to hospital in the UK every year due to a heart attack. Research suggests that survival rates are lower for