Article
Gender and age differences in chief complaints of acute myocardial infarction (Worcester Heart Attack Study)
Population and Quantitative Health Sciences Publications
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Publication Date
2004-3-5
Document Type
Article
Subjects
Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Angina Pectoris; Female; Humans; Male; Massachusetts; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Myocardial Infarction; Registries; Respiration Disorders; Retrospective Studies; Sex Factors
Disciplines
Abstract
We examined gender and age differences for chief symptom complaints in a population-based sample of 881 women (43%) and 1,192 men (57%) hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Women, in particular older women, were less likely than men to have a chief complaint of chest pain associated with AMI. Overall, a large proportion of women and men whose AMI was ultimately diagnosed did not present with chest pain as their chief complaint.
DOI of Published Version
10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.11.028
Source
Am J Cardiol. 2004 Mar 1;93(5):606-8. Link to article on publisher's site
PubMed ID
14996588
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Citation Information
Kerry A. Milner, Viola Vaccarino, Amy L. Arnold, Marjorie Funk, et al.. "Gender and age differences in chief complaints of acute myocardial infarction (Worcester Heart Attack Study)" Vol. 93 Iss. 5 (2004) ISSN: 0002-9149 (Linking) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/kerry_milner/11/