Why is heart disease harder to treat in women?
Oftentimes when women have heart disease, they are unaware because their symptoms are less clear than in men, making it harder to diagnose and treat. Watch cardiologist Suzanne Steinbaum, DO, explain how heart disease symptoms are subtler in women.
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