It is a myth that women have different heart attack symptoms from men, according to Canadian researchers.
A study presented at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress found no gender differences in symptoms after studying 305 patients undergoing angioplasty.
They say it is a commonly held belief that men and women feel the effects of a heart attack differently.
Dr Beth Abramson, of Canada's Heart and Stroke Foundation, said: "Heart disease is an equal-opportunities killer."
'The Myth'
In 2003 a study by the US National Institutes of Health did suggest that many women never had chest pains and that their symptoms were not as predictable.
Martha Mackay, who led the Canadian research, said these latest findings suggested that this simply was not the case.
In the study, researchers found was that the women had all the classic symptoms like chest pain and also tended to have pain in the throat, jaw and neck.
She said: "Clear educational messages need to be crafted to ensure that both women and healthcare professionals realise the classic symptoms are equally common in men and women."
The average age of the people undergoing angioplasty was 63 and nearly 40% of them were women. Read more...
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