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Sudden Cardiac Death
Women fast catching up with men on risks of sudden death after heart attack
December 26th, 2002
Women are fast catching up with men when it comes to risk of sudden death after a heart attack, reveals new research.
Sudden cardiac death is defined as death within an hour of the start of symptoms in someone who has had no previous signs of a potentially fatal illness.
Sudden cardiac death accounts for 60% of all heart deaths in the U.S. - around 400,000 every year - but it has always been thought that women have around half the risk of men.
Over 2 years, Danish researchers monitored the progress of almost 6000 people who had had a heart attack. Their ages ranged from under 56 to over 76. Their results were...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2002-12-26)
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