Disadvantaged women more likely to have heart attacks than poor men

By Rania Spooner
Updated February 6 2017 - 1:09pm, first published January 19 2017 - 4:47pm
Until recently, 80 per cent of heart research was done on men.  Photo: iStock
Until recently, 80 per cent of heart research was done on men. Photo: iStock
Heart attack symptoms in women can often be attributed to other conditions.  Photo: Alexa-photo
Heart attack symptoms in women can often be attributed to other conditions. Photo: Alexa-photo

Disadvantaged women are 25 per cent more likely to have a heart attack than their male counterparts, a study has found, and the perception of heart disease as a male problem may be partly to blame.

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