New research finds female heart attack victims may be experiencing unconscious gender bias from hospitals due to receiving fewer preventative medications and treatments than men, despite being more likely to die.
Coronary heart disease is one of the leading cause of death for females, but the common perception that heart attacks mostly happen to men is possibly leading to complacency from the public and medical profession.
However, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute chief executive Tom Marwick says the different treatment of women was more likely due to age and complications rather than gender.