Post-MI mortality ‘higher for young women than men’

Morbidities such as diabetes and depression might take more of a toll on women’s health, underlining the need for aggressive primary prevention, researchers say

Women who have a myocardial infarction in their 40s are more likely to die from any cause in the following decade than their male counterparts, a study shows.

The data highlights the importance of managing comorbidities to prevent major cardiovascular events in women in the first place, the US researchers say.