Male patients were also more likely than female ones to undergo bypass surgery and angioplasty to open up blocked arteries.
"We need to look at what the hell is happening here rather more closely than we have in the past," said lead researcher Dr Brian Buckley. "If you are diagnosed with angina, you should not panic - it won't necessarily end up in a heart attack - but you ought to take what the doctor says to you seriously, both in terms of taking medication and adopting a healthier lifestyle."
The details of the study appear in the British Medical Journal.
Source: Medindia
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