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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Science
Jane Kirby

Women ‘missing out on diagnosis of potentially deadly heart condition’

A new study has found women may be missing out on being diagnosed with a serious heart condition (Alamy/PA) -

Women are missing out on diagnosis of a potentially deadly heart condition which affects one in 500 people, the British Heart Foundation has said.

Research funded by the charity found that guidelines are inadequate for diagnosing hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM).

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