04/09/2026
Heart attacks don't always look the same in women as they do in men, and new guidelines are finally catching up to that fact. As September marks Heart Month, we welcome this update to the definition of heart attack. Some types of heart attack are more common in women, and are often linked to childbirth, exercise, or intense stress; these types have historically been treated as less urgent which meant delays in care and treatments that didn't always target the real cause.
That's now changing, with updated international guidance giving these presentations the priority they deserve.
Dr. Róisín Colleran, consultant cardiologist at Mater Private Network Dublin, and Janis Morrissey, Deputy CEO & Director of Services at the Irish Heart Foundation, joined RTÉ Radio 1's Today with David McCullagh to talk through what the update means and why recognising these differences matters for getting women the right care, faster.
If something feels wrong with your heart, trust yourself and get it checked, even if your symptoms don't match what you've always heard a heart attack looks like.
Listen to the interview, https://bit.ly/4gJcQPC
