Heart diseases are one of the leading causes of mortality in the world. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) four in five cardiovascular disease deaths happen due to heart attacks and stroke. A recent study published in the journal Circulation revealed that women are at a higher risk of developing heart failure or dying after the first severe heart attack compared to men. For the study the team of researchers investigated more than 45 thousand patients with 30.8 per cent women. All the patients were hospitalized for a first heart attack between 2002-2016 in Alberta Canada. The results were based