Cardiovascular groups redefine heart attack types to fix care gap for women
The world's four leading cardiovascular health groups signed off on new guidance for heart attack patients Monday at the European Society of Cardiology congress in Munich. The agreement upgrades three types of heart attack that are up to 10 times more common in women and often caused by childbirth, exercise and emotional stress. Historically, these less common forms were coded as less important, with treatment and care often worse as a result. Women had been getting less effective treatments, which did not always target the specific cause of their heart attack and could even make them more unwell, experts said. The new definitions introduce sex-specific diagnostic thresholds.
Millions of women may finally receive targeted treatment after decades of being deprioritised. This could reduce the often deadly delays they have faced.
Source: New heart attack definition promises better care for women (theguardian.com).
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