Updated: 5:32 PM EST Feb 8, 2021 Women aged 50 or younger who suffer a heart attack are more likely than men to die over the following 11 years, according to a new study published in the European Heart Journal.The study found, compared to men, women were less likely to undergo therapeutic invasive procedures after admission to a hospital with a heart attack or be treated with certain medical therapies upon discharge, such as aspirin, beta-blockers, ace inhibitors and statins.Mercy Medical Center Dr. Peter Reyes said it may be that it s hard to diagnose women at first because they are more likely to present with jaw pain, nausea or heart racing. He said maybe doctors don t treat them as aggressively as they do men. Take any chest pain seriously and limit risk factors: high-blood pressure, high cholesterol, increased weight. And exercise itself, especially in women, can decrease your risk of having a cardiac event up to 50%, Reyes said.Reyes said it doesn t have to be vigo