Heart attack in women News

Heart attacks in women often don’t look like what we've seen in films or read in textbooks. They can be quiet, persistent, and easy to misread. But ignoring them comes at a high cost.  

Menopause is linked to cardiovascular disease due to the hormonal changes women go through Estrogen has been shown to promote healthy blood vessel function and reducing inflammation It is advised to stay away from secondary smoking

Women were significantly less likely than men to survive in the short and long term. At 30 days after the heart event, just 38 per cent of women were alive compared with 50 percent of men. At 8.5 years, 27 per cent of women were alive compared with 39 per cent of men.