Researchers found that men being more likely to be prescribed medications while women are more likely to be encouraged to diet and exercise when being treated for heart disease.
DENVER, Colo. — Heart disease is still the leading cause of death for men and women, but not all patients are given the same treatment advice.
“Cardiovascular disease is really just sort of traditionally been thought of as a man's disease,” said Kathryn Lindley, an Associate Professor of Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Samuel S. Riven Director of the Women's Heart Center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.“It's been a long-recognized issue that both women and their clinicians tend to under-recognize women's risk for heart disease across the spectrum,” said Dr. Lindley.
“In general, we know that men tend to be treated more aggressively with cardiovascular medications, even when presenting with the heart attack,” said Lindley. Doctors conducted a study and found men were 20% more likely than women to be prescribed medications to lower cholesterol and manage their heart disease.
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