Some of you may remember that.

Most of this is in developing countries, and the majority is in Africa.

It was a study to specifically ask, what's going on with women?

A health status of a nation parallels development of that nation.

Three years later, he's ripping through boot camp. Attending physician calls the improvement in his bloodcell count miraculous.

These are years that we could get.

I have high blood pressure.

Fifty years ago, when I was a medical student in Boston, we were in the midst of the cardiovascular disease epidemic.

No heart disease, nocturnal asthma or sleep apnea.

all right, all right. v.p. 60, pulse is thready.

She graduated NYU, she has a heart condition.

Tom has high blood pressure.

Our comedy act was called The 2 Fat Guys .

Let me have a look.

BP is 70. 70 over palp.

I'll show you an example of that real quickly.

Tom has high blood pressure.

One out of two of you women will be impacted by cardiovascular disease in your lifetime.

And they were competitive about this

And there are no visible signs of hypertension.

But, as a cancer doc, this is what I see.

The doctor monitored the patient's heartbeat and blood pressure.

BP 80 over 30. He's in Vtach!

Well, no sign of hypertension.

I want to talk about the other pandemic, which is cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension all of which are completely preventable for at

There's no comparison at all.

Well, he's right.

She suffers from a chronic illness.

Let's flip the table yet again

18.Rare diseases

It is interesting that in the United States, the most significant health care budget goes to cardiovascular disease care, whether it's private or public.

He suffered from high blood pressure.

It stops the heart.

So dystonia is a disorder affecting children.

He was taken off the Dutch ship in Martinique and died a week later of consumption. Oh...

And we got to do the WlSE study and the WlSE stands for Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation and I have chaired this study for the last 15 years.

This was at a time that treatment actually existed in rich countries.

OK. Now let's move from sleep to diseases.

And remember, paths crossed in 1984, and more and more women were dying of cardiovascular disease.

We are more likely to die from the diseases of old age such as cancer, stroke and the number one killer

So, it's not an option for low income patients.

Blood pressure's 40.

What's his BP?

One of the things that we say about all of this female physiology because again, as much as we're talking about women and heart disease, women do, on average, have better longevity than men is that unfolding the secrets of female physiology and understanding that is going to help men and women.

Your skin tone suggests you might be suffering from arterial hypertension.