Heart Attack in Women

Women who suffer from heart attacks are half as likely as men to receive the recommended medical treatment, a new study has claimed. Experts warned that "unconscious bias" means doctors are far less likely to think that female patients are suitable for interventions which can save lives. It follows evidence that 8,000 women have died needlessly from heart attacks in the last decade because they have not received the same standards of care as men. Some of the death toll was blamed on a failure to diagnose cases in women, with medics too often assuming symptoms signified a less serious ailment. But the new study by Edinburgh University found that even when women received a diagnosis, they were half as likely as men to be put on any of the main treatments available. However, despite their diagnoses, it was discovered that the female patients suffering from heart attack or injury were half as likely as the male patients to receive adequate treatment. Only 15 per cent of the female patients were fitted with a stent, in comparison to 34 per cent of the male patients.

Male verses female heart attacks

Women’s symptoms can differ from classic chest pain. We also know women tend to wait longer before discussing symptoms with their GP, which could be due to differences in pain threshold, not wanting to cause a fuss, or simply not being aware they can be at risk of a heart attack. Signs and symptoms of a heart attack in women include:

·       Chest pain or discomfort - the most recognised symptom of a heart attack though not always present.

·       Pain or numbness radiating to the arms (both left and right), neck, jaw, stomach and back -you may experience pain in just one or all of these places; for some people the pain is severe but for others just uncomfortable.

·       A feeling of indigestion or reflux type pain - this is often ignored in the hope it will pass. 

·       Feeling sick, sweaty, breathless or lightheaded with associated chest pain or discomfort

·       A general feeling of being unwell or lethargic can also be an indicator of a heart attack when accompanied by chest pain or discomfort.

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