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How a blood test can diagnose heart diseases in women

When it comes to warning signs of heart attacks, women may experience subtler symptoms such as extreme tiredness, nausea or dizziness

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Gillian Murtagh
Like so many females across the globe, women in India often put their own health at the bottom of their priority lists, including their heart health. In fact, an overwhelming statistic from the World Health Organization says roughly 1.7 million deaths among women are caused by cardiovascular disease (CVD) in India each year. 
 
When it comes to warning signs of heart attacks, women may experience subtler symptoms such as extreme tiredness, nausea or dizziness. They might downplay these symptoms and attribute them to the flu or acid reflux when something much more serious is going on.
 
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