2023-05-23 13:09:57
Women and men would not be on the same footing in the face of a heart attack. According to a new scientific study, they would be twice as likely to die from it.
Are women less well armed than men in the face of illness? This is in a way the conclusion of a new study relayed by the Daily mail. According to her, women are more than twice as likely to die after a heart attack.
To reach this conclusion, the researchers sifted through data from 884 patients hospitalized with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), the most serious type of heart attack. In this specific case, the coronary artery is completely blocked, cutting off the heart’s blood supply for a long time.
Specifically, all patients had received angioplasty to widen the blocked artery, as well as a stent to allow blood to flow more freely, within 48 hours of the onset of their symptoms. The study aimed to examine their death rates. And the results were final. Women were almost 2.8 times more likely to die within 30 days (11.8% versus 4.6% for men).
Why such a difference ?
According to scientists, women may be at higher risk of dying after a heart attack because they tend to have them when they are older than men, and are therefore generally in poorer health. Some also believe they are more likely to be misdiagnosed and less likely to receive lifesaving treatments early, as well as drugs to help prevent a second heart attack. That is why, “there is a need to lead greater awareness of the risks of heart disease in women”, said Dr. Mariana Martinho, lead author of the study.
Note that the women, whose data were analyzed for this study, had been admitted to hospital following a heart attack at the age of 67 on average and also had higher rates of hypertension. blood pressure, diabetes and previous stroke. As for the men, they had endured this ordeal a little earlier, at the age of 60 on average, and were more likely to be smokers and to have coronary heart disease.
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