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New Global Cardiac Guidelines Set to Close the Gender Gap in Heart Attack Diagnoses

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New Global Cardiac Guidelines Set to Close the Gender Gap in Heart Attack Diagnoses

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For the first time, the world's four leading cardiovascular health organizations have agreed on a universal heart attack definition. This historic consensus introduces key diagnostic updates that will specifically help prevent the decades-long under-diagnosis of heart attacks in women.

For the first time, the world’s four leading cardiovascular health organizations have agreed on a universal heart attack definition. This historic consensus introduces key diagnostic updates that will specifically help prevent the decades-long under-diagnosis of heart attacks in women.

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