Cardiovascular diseases refer to a number of heart and blood vessels related diseases. The umbrella term can refer to diseases like heart stroke, heart attack, and vascular diseases. The major causes of heart disease in women are the same as in men, like high cholesterol, obesity, family history, etc. But there are several other reasons that put women at higher risk. The female body, due to its differences from the male body, has some unique challenges when dealing with heart diseases. Two of them are;