Women Are More Likely Than Men To Die In Hospital From Severe Heart Attack

Wednesday, December 10, 2008 - 09:35 in Health & Medicine

Women and men have about the same overall in-hospital death rate after heart attack. However, women are twice as likely as men to die if hospitalized for a type of heart attack known as ST-elevation myocardial infarction. Women are also less likely to receive appropriate and timely treatment for heart attack.

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