‘Heart disease seen as a man’s issue by many male doctors’

Male family physicians, or general practitioners, may be overlooking the risk of cardiovascular disease in female patient because they more often see it as a man’s issue, according to new research published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. Since the 1980s, developed countries have seen a fall in the number of deaths from cardiovascular […]

Male family physicians, or general practitioners, may be overlooking the risk of cardiovascular disease in female patient because they more often see it as a man’s issue, according to new research published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.
Since the 1980s, developed countries have seen a fall in the number of deaths from cardiovascular disease (CVD). Around 50 per cent of this improvement is thought to be because of preventive action.
In men, the rates of mortality from CVD have dropped more than they have in women. There is also evidence that men receive better cardiovascular care after experiencing a cardiovascular problem, as well as better secondary prevention.
Dr. Raphaëlle Delpech, a general practitioner (GP) at Paris XI University and INSERM U1018 in Paris, France, and colleagues hypothesized that men might also be receiving better primary care than women.