Women Hospitalized with Chest Pains More than Men
By: Dr. Nancy Snyderman, NBC News
Updated: February 28, 2012
A new study of more than one million heart attack patients finds more women than men went to the hospital without chest pain or discomfort.
Experts say lacking this noticeable symptom of heart attack can delay treatment. Researchers also found women were more likely to die at the hospital after suffering a heart attack than men, but they were generally older when they experienced heart problems. The differences in heart attack symptoms and death rates began to disappear as women got older.
Experts say lacking this noticeable symptom of heart attack can delay treatment. Researchers also found women were more likely to die at the hospital after suffering a heart attack than men, but they were generally older when they experienced heart problems. The differences in heart attack symptoms and death rates began to disappear as women got older.
