Young Women Face Double Risk of Rehospitalization After Heart Attack
Women aged 55 and younger face nearly twice the risk of rehospitalization in the year following a heart attack compared to similarly aged men, as per a study supported by the National Institutes of Health. This disparity is possibly due to higher rates of risk factors like obesity, heart failure, and depression among women. The study recommends closer health monitoring for the roughly 40,000 American women in this age group who experience heart attacks each year. Non-cardiac factors such as depression and low-income levels, which are more common in women, also contribute to the higher rehospitalization rates.
