Tuesday, 26 November 2013

Findings not supportive of using women-specific chest pain symptoms in early diagnosis of heart attack

Using chest pain characteristics (CPCs) specific to women in the early diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI, heart attack) in the emergency department does not seem to be supported by the findings of a study published by JAMA Internal Medicine, a JAMA Network publication. While about 90 percent of patients with AMI present with chest pain or discomfort, some patients present without typical chest pain. Sex-specific differences in symptom presentation among women have received increasing attention. via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..


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