India, March 8 -- Heart health is often discussed in general terms, but women's cardiovascular health remains widely overlooked and underdiagnosed. Despite heart disease being the leading cause of death among women worldwide, it is still frequently perceived as a "man's disease." This misconception, combined with a long-standing gender gap in healthcare, means that many diagnostic standards and symptom checklists have historically been based on male patients. As a result, signs of heart disease in women being missed, misunderstood, or dismissed, leading to delayed diagnosis and treatment, is often a scary reality in healthcare.

Dr Dmitry Yaranov, a cardiologist and heart-transplant specialist with expertise in advanced heart failure and ...