Cholesterol Levels LDL and HDL - Heart disease: Detect it early, hit it hard

"Sometimes life isn't fair, and if you're a guy, heart disease is one of those times. Sorry, but just being male automatically makes your risk of developing and dying from heart disease higher than it is for women--a lot higher. And the stakes are big. In 2002 heart disease caused more than 1 in every 4 deaths of American men, snuffing out nearly 341,000 lives. Usually the first symptom is a heart attack."

USNews.com: Heart disease: Detect it early, hit it hard (9/26/05)