Updated: 6 May 2021, 15:36 MILLIONS of women are living with heart or circulatory disease and experts have now said that they should "trust their instincts" when it comes to signs of a heart attack. Researchers have found that women visiting A&E with potential symptoms such as chest pain could be getting the short end of the stick. 2 Millions of women live with heart disease but new research suggests that they aren't taken seriously when they attend hospitalCredit: Getty - Contributor Women aren't receiving the same treatment and care as their male counterparts, a new study revealed. Experts at the American College of Cardiology found that women were triaged less urgently, waited longer to be seen, and were less likely to undergo basic tests or be hospitalised or admitted for observation to diagnose a heart attack.