Tuesday 23/Sep/2025 – 03:10 AM
The cardiologist and surgeon specializing in heart transplantation, Dr. Dmitry Yarranov, has revealed a common mistake that is the belief that heart disease affects men more than women, stressing that these diseases are the first cause of death among women around the world.
Heart seizures are more deadly for women than men
According to the Hindistan Times newspaper, Yaranov explained that women often suffer from different symptoms from men when developing a heart attack, such as nausea, exhaustion, dizziness and shortness of breath instead of acute chest pain, which in many cases leads to a wrong diagnosis and delayed treatment.
He added that women are more likely to die during the first year after a heart attack compared to men, due to the neglect of symptoms or poor interpretation, in addition to that traditional medical examinations were designed mainly according to male patterns, which makes the discovery of heart disease in women more difficult.
Estrogen declined
Yaranov pointed to several factors that increase the risk, most notably: psychological tension, depression, menopause and the decline in estrogen, along with high blood pressure and cholesterol, and stressed that women receive life -saving treatments at a rate less than men despite their need for them as much.
The doctor concluded by emphasizing that most heart disease is capable, stressing the importance of following a healthy lifestyle, conducting periodic checks, and paying attention to unconventional symptoms as major factors to protect against complications and death.
