BACKGROUND: Optimal diagnosis and timely treatment of patients with an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) depends on distinguishing differences between popular myths about ischemic symptoms in women and men. Chest pain or discomfort is regarded as the hallmark symptom of ACS, and its absence is regarded as atypical presentation. This review describes the presenting symptoms of ACS in women compared with men and ascertains whether women should have a symptom message that is separate or different from that for men. METHODS: MEDLINE (1970-2005), bibliographies of articles, and pertinent abstracts were reviewed, focusing on studies of ACS presentation, especially those reporting differences in symptoms by sex. This analysis included 69 of 361 po...
Background: The typical sign or main symptom in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients is chest pain...
Background\ud \ud Research suggests that female patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) experien...
Myocardial infarction (MI) remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. W...
Background Optimal diagnosis and timely treatment of patients with an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) ...
Early recognition of the signs and symptoms of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) is essential to improv...
Background: Previous research suggests that the presentation of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) may d...
International audience(1) Context: The management of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is based on a rap...
IMPORTANCE Little is known about whether sex differences in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) present...
Background: Better understanding of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) symptoms is needed to improve diag...
BACKGROUND: There are few data on possible age and sex differences in presentation of symptoms for p...
Background: Previous studies suggested that diagnosing coronary artery disease (CAD) is more difficu...
Do women and men experience different symptoms with acute coronary syndrome (ACS)? If differences ex...
Background: Men and women are known to delay in seeking medical attention when experiencing acute ca...
Previous studies suggested that diagnosing coronary artery disease (CAD) is more difficult in women ...
OBJECTIVES: Previous hospital-based studies have suggested delayed recognition of acute coronary syn...
Background: The typical sign or main symptom in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients is chest pain...
Background\ud \ud Research suggests that female patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) experien...
Myocardial infarction (MI) remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. W...
Background Optimal diagnosis and timely treatment of patients with an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) ...
Early recognition of the signs and symptoms of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) is essential to improv...
Background: Previous research suggests that the presentation of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) may d...
International audience(1) Context: The management of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is based on a rap...
IMPORTANCE Little is known about whether sex differences in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) present...
Background: Better understanding of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) symptoms is needed to improve diag...
BACKGROUND: There are few data on possible age and sex differences in presentation of symptoms for p...
Background: Previous studies suggested that diagnosing coronary artery disease (CAD) is more difficu...
Do women and men experience different symptoms with acute coronary syndrome (ACS)? If differences ex...
Background: Men and women are known to delay in seeking medical attention when experiencing acute ca...
Previous studies suggested that diagnosing coronary artery disease (CAD) is more difficult in women ...
OBJECTIVES: Previous hospital-based studies have suggested delayed recognition of acute coronary syn...
Background: The typical sign or main symptom in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients is chest pain...
Background\ud \ud Research suggests that female patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) experien...
Myocardial infarction (MI) remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. W...