by Carolyn Thomas ♥ @HeartSisters
I’m wondering how many more cardiac studies published in medical journals we’ll need before medical professionals start believing what decades of published research have already concluded. Here’s just one example: British researchers have described those past conclusions as: “an undeniable gender-based inequality in cardiovascular health to the detriment of women.”(1)
At this point, I can’t help myself. Whenever I come across yet another heart study that comes to that identical conclusion, I have to quote my irreverent and brilliant heart sister Laura Haywood Cory, who at age 40 survived a heart attack caused by Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD). No matter the specific focus, Laura interprets those “ain’t it awful?” cardiac research conclusions like this: “Sucks to be female – better luck next life!” Continue reading “Research on cardiac care disparities between men and women: a waste of time?”
Perhaps you’ve heard the term “silent” heart attack. If you’ve experienced this cardiac event, you might recall having only mild cardiac symptoms at the time, or symptoms that didn’t feel like they were heart-related – or even no symptoms. In fact, you may be unaware that this has happened to you at all until later medical tests reveal evidence of heart muscle damage in the past. 
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