Heart attacks are becoming increasingly more common in women under 50 and medical experts can't figure out why
Heart attacks are becoming increasingly more common in women under 50 and medical experts can't figure out why.
But experts argue that if a woman mentions chest pain, then a heart attack must be deemed a possibility until ruled out, says a new study. And any preconceived ideas on female heart problems have been challenged in new findings presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress. Analysing their symptoms revealed that 91.6 percent of the women experienced typical chest pain, with 59.7 per cent having related symptoms.
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