Myocardial infarction (MI), also known as heart attack, occurs when there is a complete occlusion of a coronary artery that causes ischaemia and death to the muscles in an area of the heart. In 2014/2015, MI was the main cause of 54,000 hospitalisations in Australia. Additionally, it is estimated that over 400, 000 Australian have suffered a heart attack at one point in their lives. In general, men are more at risk of MI than women. Also, men tend to experience MI almost 10 years earlier than women; approximately from the age of 45 to 50 years old in while majority are still employed. Conversely, women frequently start at 60 years or more. According to Anand et al. (2008) the reason for this is not clearly understood, however, it is believed
