There are gender differences regarding heart disease. In general, women are...
Less likely than men to receive aggressive treatment for heart disease.
Less likely to survive heart surgery.
Inclined to respond differently than men to different risk factors and therapies.
Lik
There are gender differences regarding heart disease. In general, women are...
Less likely than men to receive aggressive treatment for heart disease.
Less likely to survive heart surgery.
Inclined to respond differently than men to different risk factors and therapies.
Likely to have different symptoms of a heart attack than men do, such as fatigue instead of the classic chest pain radiating down the arm.
As many as 3million American women might have heart disease that isn't diagnosed by typical testing, researchers said this week.
The key is that the women in question have hard-to-spot buildups of small blood vessels. The most popular forms of heart disease monitoring tracks clogged arteries, a syndrome that's typical for men with heart disease.
The upshot is that women often seek medical attention complaining of chest pain