Women slower to receive treatment for heart attacks, study finds

Press/Media: Article/Feature

Description

Women who have a heart attack are more likely to have delayed treatment, be deemed of needing less urgent help, report different symptoms and have a greater chance of dying than men, new research has found.

Period21 Mar 2017

Media coverage

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Media coverage

  • TitleWomen slower to receive treatment for heart attacks
    Media name/outletHerald Sun
    Country/TerritoryAustralia
    Date21/03/17
    Producer/AuthorBrigid O'Connell, Health Reporter
    PersonsLisa Kuhn

Keywords

  • Women's health
  • Women's heart attacks
  • Nursing research