Gender and age differences in chief complaints of acute myocardial infarction (Worcester Heart Attack Study)
Milner, Kerry A. ; Vaccarino, Viola ; Arnold, Amy L. ; Funk, Marjorie ; Goldberg, Robert J.
Milner, Kerry A.
Vaccarino, Viola
Arnold, Amy L.
Funk, Marjorie
Goldberg, Robert J.
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2004-03-05
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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.
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Am J Cardiol. 2004 Mar 1;93(5):606-8. Link to article on publisher's site
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10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.11.028
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14996588