Seven Health Conditions That Affect Women Disproportionately Excerpted from The Huffington Post (8/05/2013) By Catherine Pearson There are some diseases and conditions that only affect women, and some that are more commonly associated only with women like breast cancer and eating disorders, although some men experience these conditions, too. But there are medical challenges that […]
Autoimmune, Depression, Gastroenterology, pain, STDs, Women's HealthSex Differences in Symptoms of ACS and MI challenged Most patients 55 and younger who receive a diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) present with chest pain, although women were slightly more likely than men to present without that symptom, with the rate of presentation without chest pain 19% in women and 13.7% in men, […]
Cardiology, heart, painAssociation of Age and Sex With Myocardial Infarction Symptom Presentation and In-Hospital Mortality Key Findings: Proportion of MI patients who presented without chest pain was significantly higher for women than men (42.0% vs 30.7%) There was a significant interaction between age and sex with chest pain at presentation, with a larger sex difference in younger […]
Cardiology, heart, painSex Differences in Acute Coronary Syndrome Symptom Presentation in Young Patients Nadia A. Khan, MD; Stella S. Daskalopoulou, MD; Igor Karp, MD; Mark J. Eisenberg, MD; Roxanne Pelletier, PhD; Meytal Avgil Tsadok, PhD; Kaberi Dasgupta, MD; Colleen M. Norris, PhD ; Louise Pilote, MD2,6; for the GENESIS PRAXY Team ABSTRACT Importance Little is known about […]
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