For decades, heart disease has been named as one of the foremost killers in men. When factors such as stress and anxiety combine with societal pressures and workplace expectations, the body’s cardiovascular system takes the brunt of the damage, along with the psychological make-up. However, this problem has been on a statistic decline over the years, with the fatality rate from heart diseases showing a slow decrease in incidence rates.
However, a deeper analysis of the statistics would also reveal an alarming trend. The number of men dying from heart disease has managed to level off to a more or less steady statistic, but the number of women under 45 experiencing this problem has been on a steady increase.
Researchers have admitted to being stumped by this development, particularly because no one saw this coming. Some are casting doubt on the theory that this is among the side effects of work-related stress on women, partially because there are no credible statistics to support this statement, and partially because if this was the case, that would have been an issue far earlier on. For the time being, most experts are willing to hold off final judgment...