5 Surprising Facts That Heart Attack Is Different in Women

Other Symptoms

According to Cedars-Sinai Institute, women who suffer from menstrual cycles which are irregular or have problems with their estrogen levels have more risk of contracting a heart attack. Similarly, polycystic ovary syndrome can be a cause as well.

Proper Tests
One of the major problems in our medical system is that when women go to the doctor with a physical problem like shortness of breath or maybe a chest pain, doctors tend to go for stress tests. That’s because these issues can be a wide range of things and stress is a likely option too. However, when the stress test is conducted, it ends up being normal or a false positive. We should rather go for a heart checkup when such a situation occurs rather than a stress test.

Since this is new knowledge, we still do not have enough information on it. However, we must try to use the available information and go to the doctor immediately if something out of the ordinary takes place. And we need to cultivate a healthy lifestyle too.