
A study led by the National University of Ireland, Galway has said that men with angina face far greater heart risks than their female counterparts.
The study analyzed the outcomes in 1,785 patients who were diagnosed with angina between January 1998 and December 2001. During a five-year follow-up period, the researchers found that patients who were male, older and a smoker were at an increased risk of suffering a heart attack.
Male patients were also more likely than female ones to undergo bypass surgery and angioplasty to open up blocked arteries.
The details of the study appear in the British Medical Journal.
Source: Medindia
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