Women Are Dying of Heart Attacks Dismissed as Anxiety
Women are more likely to die of heart attacks because their symptoms are often misdiagnosed as anxiety so they do not get vital swift treatment, a new study has found.
Women are more likely to die of heart attacks because their symptoms are often misdiagnosed as anxiety so they do not get vital swift treatment, said a study Monday. Researchers at McGill University in Montreal set out to understand sex differences…
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