Study: Heart attacks are deadlier for younger women

Study: Heart attacks are deadlier for younger women
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A new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology says that heart attacks are more fatal for young women than they are for men.

Researchers found that from 2001 to 2010, 2 to 3 percent of women between the ages of 30 to 54 who were hospitalized for a heart attack died, compared to 1.7 to 2 percent of men in the same age group. Also, younger women are more likely to arrive at the hospital sicker than younger men.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.