A recent study highlights the need for cardiac arrest survivors to identify and treat mental health issues.
Women have a much greater risk of experiencing anxiety months after cardiac arrest than men, according to findings presented at a scientific gathering of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) on Sunday.
The study, which tracked 245 patients who had a cardiac arrest and then were admitted to the hospital in a coma, found that 43 percent of the women reported a level of anxiety considered borderline or higher four months after their heart suddenly stopped, compared with 23 percent of men.
Read more here: https://www.everydayhealth.com/heart-health/long-term-anxiety-after-cardiac-arrest-is-more-likely-for-women-than-men/
