Women still 2nd-class citizens when it comes to heart disease

Women may have “come a long way, baby” in voting and politics, but not so when it comes to treating heart disease.

There is still a huge gender gap for women with respect to diagnosing and treating heart disease. Study after study, even within the past three years, has shown that women are not diagnosed as quickly as men, nor are they treated with recommended medications and procedures as often as men. And perhaps that’s why when women are finally diagnosed and treated, they don’t fare as well.