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New heart attack definition promises better care for women

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New heart attack definition promises better care for women

New guidance by world’s top cardiovascular health groups upgrades types of attacks that primarily affect women Doctors have agreed the world’s first universal definition of a heart attack, paving the way for millions of women to finally receive better treatment after decades of being “deprioritised”.

In one of the biggest procedural shakeups in a generation, the world’s four leading cardiovascular health groups have signed off on new guidance for healthcare professionals when seeing suspected heart attack patients.

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