- Heart symptoms continue to be dismissed or mistaken for other conditions, such as anxiety, new global patient-led research reveals.
- Findings were presented at the European Society of Cardiology's ACNAP Congress 2026, organised by the Association of Cardiovascular Nursing & Allied Professions, the leading congress for nurses and allied professionals committed to advancing patient-centred cardiovascular care.
GALWAY, Ireland, June 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Heart Hub, the international alliance of heart patient organisations, has released insights from their latest patient-led qualitative research study exploring women's experiences with cardiovascular disease. The findings reveal that women are slow to seek medical help and there are ongoing gaps in the recognition and diagnosis of heart disease in women despite it remaining the leading cause of death among women globally.