Heart Attacks in Diabetic Women More Likely to Be Fatal
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Women with type 1 or type 2 diabetes under the age of 65 are at a higher risk than their male counterparts for worse outcomes after heart attacks.
“The female advantage with fewer cardiovascular events than in men at younger ages is attenuated once a woman has the diagnosis of diabetes,” report Dr. Anna Norhammar, Her team at Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm have found that the discrepency is do to risk factors, and Read the rest of this entry »
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Jan 05 2009