‘There’s an impression in society that it’s a man’s disease’: Heart attacks and the risks for women
Heart disease is the leading causes of death of women in Ireland but yet, many of us still consider it a male illness.
Cardiovascular disease claims more women’s lives than breast cancer, while women are more than two times more likely than men to die after a heart attack. The risk of heart disease substantially increases during menopause and yet, women and their doctors often underestimate the severity of their symptoms.
Why is that?
Years of poor research into women’s cardiac health, combined with the perception often promoted through film and TV that heart attacks solely happen to men, has…
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