Differences in coronary heart disease according to sex and chest pain in primary care

Differences in coronary heart disease according to sex and chest pain in primary care

Introduction: women who suffer a myocardial infarction present with more atypical symptoms than men. Chest pain remains an important common symptom of CAD. Purpose: To assess the diagnostic value of non-acute chest pain characteristics for CAD in women and men. Methods: A retrospective observational...

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Veröffentlicht in:NeuroQuantology 2022-01, Vol.20 (13), p.229
Hauptverfasser: Alejandro Mayorga Garcés, Lina Espinoza Neri, Miguel Ramos Argilagos
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Cardiology
Cardiovascular disease
Chest
Coronary vessels
Diagnostic systems
Heart attacks
Heart diseases
Medical imaging
Men
Observational studies
Outpatient care facilities
Pain
Primary care
Risk factors
Sex
Signs and symptoms
Women
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Zusammenfassung:Introduction: women who suffer a myocardial infarction present with more atypical symptoms than men. Chest pain remains an important common symptom of CAD. Purpose: To assess the diagnostic value of non-acute chest pain characteristics for CAD in women and men. Methods: A retrospective observational study was conducted to collect data from individual patients in primary care clinics. Results: Sex-specific models showed better performance in females (ABC 0.89, 95 % CI 0.81 to 0.96). Conclusions: The diagnostic value of non-acute chest pain characteristics was high in men and women
ISSN:1303-5150
DOI:10.14704/nq.2022.20.13.NQ88032