Acute coronary syndrome in women of reproductive age

Acute coronary syndrome in women of reproductive age

There is scarce or no data on prevalence and presentation of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) among women of reproductive age. Furthermore, whether women of reproductive age presenting with ACS have the same risk factors as men and older women is not known. To analyze factors associated with ACS in wom...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of women's health 2011-01, Vol.3 (default), p.375-380
Hauptverfasser: Idris, Nazimah, Aznal, Sharifah Sulaiha, Chin, Sze-Piaw, Ahmad, Wan Azman Wan, Rosman, Azhari, Jeyaindran, Sinnadurai, Ismail, Omar, Zambahari, Robaayah, Sim, Kui Hian
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Sprache:eng
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Acute coronary syndromes
Age
Analysis
Cardiovascular diseases
Comorbidity
Coronary heart disease
Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus
Ethnicity
Heart attack
Hypertension
Medical research
Middle aged women
Original Research
Risk factors
Women
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Zusammenfassung:There is scarce or no data on prevalence and presentation of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) among women of reproductive age. Furthermore, whether women of reproductive age presenting with ACS have the same risk factors as men and older women is not known. To analyze factors associated with ACS in women of reproductive age in comparison with older women and men of a similar age group. A total of 9702 cases of acute coronary syndrome over a 3-year period ( 2006-2008) from the National Cardiovascular Disease database were analyzed, with focus on women of reproductive age (20-
ISSN:1179-1411
1179-1411
DOI:10.2147/IJWH.S15825