Heart Attacks in Women Under Age 65 Are Caused by Factors Other than Clogged Arteries

Why Are Young Women Having Heart Attacks? Mayo Clinic Study Reveals Startling Findings

A Mayo Clinic study reveals over 50% of heart attacks in women under 65 aren't caused by blocked arteries but by lesser-known conditions — and the real causes might surprise you

Mayo Clinic study claims heart attack causes in women are often misdiagnosed

Research challenges long-held beliefs about heart attack causes in younger populations.

Heart attacks in women under age 65 are caused by factors other than clogged arteries

A new Mayo Clinic study finds that many heart attacks in people under 65 - especially women - are caused by factors other than clogged arteries, challenging long-standing assumptions about how heart attacks occur in younger populations.

Mayo Clinic research looks at causes of heart attacks in younger adults

ROCHESTER — A new study from Mayo Clinic researchers investigates the causes of heart attacks in people younger than age 65. "Understanding why a heart attack happened is just as important as treating it," said Dr. Rajiv Gulati, a coauthor of the study and chair of the Division of Interventional Cardiology and Ischemic Heart Disease at Mayo Clinic. For the study, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, researchers looked …

Heart Attacks in Younger Women More Often Not an Issue of Atherosclerosis

(MedPage Today) -- To neglect the non-atherosclerotic etiologies of acute myocardial infarction (MI) would be to mischaracterize the majority of cases in women 65 years and younger, according to one report. From a comprehensive review of all myocardial...

Study reveals hidden causes of heart attacks in younger adults, especially women

A new Mayo Clinic study finds that many heart attacks in people under 65—especially women—are caused by factors other than clogged arteries, challenging long-standing assumptions about how heart attacks occur in younger populations.