Heart Risk Higher in Women
Posted on: Tuesday, 6 September 2005, 06:00 CDT
HEART attacks and strokes kill more women than men but they are not likely to be diagnosed because it is seen as a male problem, a doctor claimed yesterday.
Professor Caroline Daly said heart disease kills 55 per cent of women compared to 43 per cent of men. But women with chest pains were 20 per cent less likely to be referred for an exercise test to check for angina.
A study of 3,800 patients across Europe also found women with angina were also less likely to get drugs such as aspirin.
Professor Daly, of the Royal Brompton Hospital, in London, told reporters at the European Society of Cardiology: "Women are under- investigated and under-treated even though their symptoms are worse and they have a worse prognosis."
Source: Daily Mirror
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