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Typical Symptoms Are Predictive Of Acute Coronary Syndromes In Women, Kerry A. Milner, Marjorie Funk, Amy L. Arnold, Viola Vaccarino
Typical Symptoms Are Predictive Of Acute Coronary Syndromes In Women, Kerry A. Milner, Marjorie Funk, Amy L. Arnold, Viola Vaccarino
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Background: Previous research suggests that the presentation of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) may differ in women and men. No study has prospectively evaluated the role of a comprehensive set of typical and atypical symptoms and whether different symptoms on presentation predict ACS diagnosis in women and men. Methods and Results: We directly observed 246 women and 276 men seen in the emergency department with symptoms suggestive of ACS and documented their symptoms verbatim. ACS was eventually diagnosed in 89 (36%) women and 124 (45%) men on the basis of standard electrocardiogram and cardiac enzyme criteria. Presence of typical symptoms (chest …