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Show Male patients recover faster This health information is provided pro-vided by a Blue Cross and Blue Shield article tided "Health and Benefit Notes. ' Men recover faster from heart attacks at-tacks than women, a Swedish cardiology car-diology study shows. A possible reason? For a man, a heart attack can be a badge of honor or a symbol of hard work. For a woman, it could be perceived as a sign of failure. Women get less support from their families after a heart attack. Furthermore, nearly 85 percent of male heart patients attend rehabilitation clinics, while only 50 percent of women do. |