HEART FAILURE
Male GPs check fewer women than men for heart disease, study claims
Researchers say the findings suggest male GPs still see heart disease as a condition affecting only men
MALE GPs check fewer women than men for heart disease, a study claims.
They are also less likely to collect data from female patients on risk factors such as smoking, blood sugar levels and cholesterol.
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Researchers say the findings suggest male GPs still see heart disease as a condition affecting only men.
It may also explain why cardiac-related deaths have fallen faster in men than women since 1986.
Heart attacks and strokes kill 82,000 British women a year, compared with 79,000 men.
In the study, a Paris University team quizzed 52 French GPs and over 2,000 patients.
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