American Heart Association says Young Women fare worse than Young Men after Heart Attack
June 4, 2014
Baltimore, MD – Women age 55 or younger may fare worse than their male counterparts after having a heart attack, according to new research presented at the American Heart Association’s Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Scientific Sessions 2014.
Researchers studied records and interviews of 3,501 people (67 percent women) who had heart attacks in the United States and Spain in 2008-12.
Heart illustration with artery close up. (American Heart Association)
