Heart attacks more likely to be fatal among people with no risk factors, new research finds
ABCJennifer Tucker goes to the gym five times a week and loves eating healthy food. Key points: New research shows heart attacks are more likely to be deadly among people who have no risk factors The study of 60,000 people shows women without key heart attack risk factors are at the highest risk of dying from one The lead author says it may be that these patients are not receiving sufficient post-heart-attack care "I couldn't push a pram uphill without becoming breathless, so I knew something wasn't right, that I wasn't 100 per cent," Ms Tucker said. "Despite their perceived low risk of having coronary disease, they had a much higher mortality rate compared to people who had traditional risk factors explaining a heart attack," she said. "A woman who had a heart attack related to plaque in arteries had a three times higher mortality than a male heart attack patient with risk factors," Professor Figtree said. Professor Figtree said it seemed like heart attack patients without risk factors might be suffering higher rates of fatal heart rhythm complications.
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