IF you think of heart disease, you probably imagine an overweight middle-aged bloke clinging to his chest. That’s the standard image shown on TV , after all. 1 Women are less likely to receive certain treatments or diagnostic tests Credit: Getty But cardiovascular disease (CVD), a broad term for conditions affecting the heart or blood vessels, is the leading cause of death in women.
British heart experts have now warned women in the UK are dying “unnecessarily” from heart disease because of the misconception that it is a “man’s disease”. Writing in the journal Heart, they said: “Globally, cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in women. “However, the misconception that it is a ‘man’s disease’ underlines that CVD in women has contributed to its under-recognition and undertreatment.
" Read more on heart attacks HEART ALERT Prescribe statins to teens to slash risk of heart attacks, top doctors urge ASK DR ZOE I've got irregular heartbeat after having 2 heart attacks - should I be worried? Over 3.6million women in the UK are currently affected by ischaemic heart disease, which kills one in 14 women. But they said there is a “discrepancy” between men and women when it comes to diagnosis and treatment.
Women are less likely to receive certain treatments or diagnostic tests. And women are “frequently under-referred for treatment which leads to poorer outcomes,” they added. Most read in Health STUBBED OUT I'll wipe out smoking & come down on.
