For years, women experiencing heart attacks were turned away from emergency rooms in Canada for not presenting with the typical symptoms associated with the disease. What research knew, but many physicians didn’t, was that the symptoms of heart attacks in women vary greatly from those in men. And this gap in knowledge left an often-fatal mark on how women access healthcare in Canada. Host Jennifer Bernard is joined by Debbie Childerhose and Dr. Paula Harvey of Women’s College Hospital to discuss the importance of cardiac health for women.
This is part 1 of a 2-part episode. Part 2 to be released on April 3rd, 2023.