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For several years, cardiologists have known that coronary artery disease (CAD) in women can be quite different than it is in men. Women's symptoms may be different, the diagnostic tests that are used for CAD can give the "wrong" answer in women, and the underlying disease itself can be quite different.

It now appears that a new, possibly more significant difference has turned up. You can read all about it here.

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