Why are women less likely to survive cardiac arrest than men?

By Corrie Pelc — Fact checked byHannah Flynn Each year, about 6 million peopleTrusted Source around the world die from sudden cardiac deathTrusted Sourcecaused by sudden cardiac arrest (SCA).  For the past 5 years, researchers from the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), and the European Resuscitation Council (ERC) worked to improve SCA prevention…