A new report from the Heart and Stroke Foundation says Canadian women are 害羞草研究所渦nnecessarily suffering and dying from heart disease害羞草研究所� because of a system that is ill-equipped to diagnose, treat and support them.
害羞草研究所淗eart disease is the leading cause of premature death for women in Canada, yet women害羞草研究所檚 hearts are still vastly misunderstood,害羞草研究所� said foundation CEO Yves Savoie in a report released Thursday.
害羞草研究所淚t害羞草研究所檚 shocking that we are so far behind in our understanding of women害羞草研究所檚 hearts, and that new knowledge is so slow to reach the bedside.害羞草研究所�
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The report says a woman dies of heart disease in Canada every 20 minutes and are five times more likely to die from heart disease than breast cancer yet two-thirds of heart disease clinical research still focuses on men.
害羞草研究所淲omen are under-researched, under-diagnosed and under-treated, under-supported and under-aware,害羞草研究所� said Savoie. 害羞草研究所淚t害羞草研究所檚 unacceptable, and the situation has got to change 害羞草研究所� we need to smash this glass ceiling.害羞草研究所�
The foundation said women are more likely than men to die or have a second heart attack within the first six months of a cardiac event and women are less likely to get bypass surgery and stents to restore blood flow.
Savoie said there is a need to 害羞草研究所渆ducate and equip health care systems and providers to think about, investigate and treat women害羞草研究所檚 heart disease differently than they do men害羞草研究所檚.害羞草研究所�
On the positive side, Savoie said more organizations that fund research are requiring sex and gender to be considered in research proposals and that Canadian researchers are at the forefront of new studies into heart conditions that predominantly affect women.
害羞草研究所淧rogress has been made recently, but not nearly fast enough to equitably protect women害羞草研究所檚 hearts,害羞草研究所� said Savoie.
害羞草研究所淭he challenge is to accelerate the pace of change, to gather new knowledge and translate it into better and safer heart healthcare for women.害羞草研究所�
The Canadian Press
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