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Cardiovascular Diseases: Women

Commons · Question 90545 · Tabled 12 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 9 Dec 2025

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Asked by Scott Arthur

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the (a) treatment and (b) prevention of cardiovascular diseases that disproportionately impact women, including (i) Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection, (ii) M

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 9 Dec 2025

In 2023, 31% of those who died prematurely from cardiovascular disease (CVD) were women. We are committed to reducing premature mortality from heart disease and stroke by 25% in the next 10 years through improvements in prevention and treatment.To acceler...