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Women With Heart Emergencies Less Likely to Get Proper Care

Image Women with cardiac emergencies are less likely than men to receive proper treatment when the ambulance arrives, a new study reports. The analysis, in Women’s Health Issues, used four years of data from a federal government database to compile information on out-of-hospital emergencies involving people 40 and older with chest pain or cardiac arrest.… Read More: Women With Heart Emergencies Less Likely to Get Proper Care »

Peak risk time for a heart attack is 10pm on Christmas Eve

The risk of suffering a heart attack also rises by 22pc on St Stephen’s Day. (Stock picture) Peak risk time for a heart attack is 10pm on Christmas Eve Independent.ie The risk of having a heart attack peaks at 10pm on Christmas Eve, scientists have found, suggesting that stress, sadness and over-indulgence during the festive… Read More: Peak risk time for a heart attack is 10pm on… »