Young Women with a Heart Attack Continue to Fare Worse than Men (IMAGE)

American College of Cardiology

Young Women with a Heart Attack Continue to Fare Worse than Men

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While awareness campaigns may be getting women to go to the hospital more quickly during a heart-attack, a new look at hospital data shows women have longer hospital stays and are more likely than men to die in the hospital after a heart attack.

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Journal of the American College of Cardiology: 2014;64(4):337-345

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