A new survey finds there is a big difference between the way men and women approach treatment after having a heart attack. Men surpass women by 10 per cent when it comes to things like visiting their doctor and getting their blood pressure tested.
Saint John cardiologist Dr. David Bewick tells CHSJ News he finds most men are shocked when they have a heart attack thinking it could never happen to them.
He says men have heart attacks in their 40's and 50's where women because of hormones like progesterone and estrogen tend to have them later in their 50's and 60's.
Dr. Bewick adds men tend to take doctor's advice seriously after a heart attack when it comes to diet, exercise and medication.
