Getting To Know 5 Differences In Heart Attack Symptoms In Men And Women

YOGYAKARTA - Heart attacks are serious health problems that can be life-threatening. Although general symptoms such as chest pain are often associated with heart attacks, it is important to remember that there are differences in symptoms of heart attacks in men and women.

Understanding the difference in symptoms of heart attacks in men and women is key to early detection and proper handling. In this article, we will discuss the differences between the two, as well as risk factors that need to be watched out for.

Reporting from the Brigham and Women's page, there are differences in heart disease between these two sexes, including:

Men and women show differences in their anatomy and physiological, ranging from the lungs and brain to muscles and joints. Men and women also have differences in their cardiovascular system.

Compared to men, women have smaller heart and narrower blood vessels. "Because of these biological differences, heart disease can develop differently in women compared to men," said Dr. O'Donoghue.

However, until now, women with heart disease have been diagnosed and treated like men with the same test, the same procedure, and the same medicines.

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Heart attacks occur when plaque cholesterol builds up inside arterial walls and causes damage to major blood vessels.

Men usually experience this plaque buildup in the largest arteries supplying blood to the heart. Women are more likely to experience this buildup in the smallest heart blood vessels, known as microvasculatures.

Heart disease in both sexes is only partly related to cholesterol accumulation.

"Inflammation also plays an important role and can contribute to the differences we see in women with heart disease," said Dr. O'Donoghue.

Heart attacks are not always seen or felt the same in women compared to men. Men usually come to health service providers with chest pain.

Women also experience chest pressure (which is still a major complaint), but they tend more than men to also report:

Women usually suffer from heart attacks, for example they may experience:

"It is still not recognized among doctors that heart disease is not identical across sex. It is usually a 'aha' moment when a provider realizes how many alternative diagnostics they should consider when diagnosing a female patient," said Dr. O'Donoghue.

The risk factors for heart disease in women, one of which includes a history of reproduction. Then there are certain gestational conditions, such as preeclampsia and gestational diabetes which are a strong trigger for the risk of heart disease in the future.

A 2016 study of endometrosis and heart disease from Brigham researchers showed that women aged 40 years or younger with endometrosis 3 times more likely to experience heart attacks, chest pain, or require treatment for clogged arteries, compared to women without endometrosis in the same age group.

Women with endometrosis, preeclampsia, or gestational diabetes must adopt a healthy lifestyle habit of the heart. Get used to yourself with signs and symptoms of a heart attack, and ask your doctor to assess the risk of your heart disease," says Dr. O'Donoglue.

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