Early warning signs of an acute myocardial infarction and their influence on symptoms during the acute phase, with comparisons by gender

Gender Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 444-453

  Løvlien, Mona ^a,b   Johansson, Ingela ^c,d   Hole, Torstein ^a,e   Schei, Berit ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d MOLDE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

^e Alesund Hospital   (Norway)

Author keywords

acute myocardial infarction; cardiac disease; gender; prodromal symptoms

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSPNEA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HAND PARESTHESIA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVOUSNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHOULDER PAIN; THORAX PAIN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHEST PAIN; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; DYSPNEA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 70349990533     PISSN: 15508579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.genm.2009.09.009     Document Type: Article

References (23)

1. Bassand J.P., Hamm C.W., Ardissino D., et al., the Task Force for Diagnosis and Treatment of Non-ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes of European Society of Cardiology. Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes. Eur Heart J 28 (2007) 1598-1660
2. Bahr R., Christenson R., Farin H., et al. Prodromal symptoms of acute myocardial infarction: Overview of evidence. Md Med. Suppl (2001) 49-59
3. McSweeney J.C., Cody M., O'Sullivan P., et al. Women's early warning symptoms of acute myocardial infarction. Circulation 108 (2003) 2619-2623
4. Hofgren C., Karlson B.W., and Herlitz J. Prodromal symptoms in subsets of patients hospitalized for suspected acute myocardial infarction. Heart Lung 24 (1995) 3-10
5. Shaw L.J., Bairey Merz C.N., Pepine C.J., et al. Insights from the NHLBI-Sponsored Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation (WISE) Study: Part I: Gender differences in traditional and novel risk factors, symptom evaluation, and gender-optimized diagnostic strategies. J Am Coll Cardiol 47 Suppl (2006) S4-S20
6. Stramba-Badiale M., Fox K.M., Priori S.G., et al. Cardiovascular diseases in women: A statement from the policy conference of the European Society of Cardiology. Eur Heart J 27 (2006) 994-1005
7. Yusuf S., Hawken S., Ounpuu S., et al., the INTERHEART Study Investigators. Obesity and the risk of myocardial infarction in 27,000 participants from 52 countries: A case-control study. Lancet 366 (2005) 1640-1649
8. Vaccarino V., Krumholz H.M., Yarzebski J., et al. Sex differences in 2-year mortality after hospital discharge for myocardial infarction. Ann Intern Med 134 (2001) 173-181
9. Fox K., Garcia M.A., Ardissino D., et al., the Task Force on the Management of Stable Angina Pectoris of the European Society of Cardiology; ESC Committee for Practice Guidelines (CPG). Guidelines on the management of stable angina pectoris: Executive summary: The Task Force on the Management of Stable Angina Pectoris of the European Society of Cardiology. Eur Heart J 27 (2006) 1341-1381
10. Daly C., Clemens F., Lopez Sendon J.L., et al., the Euro Heart Survey Investigators. Gender differences in the management and clinical outcome of stable angina. Circulation 113 (2006) 490-498
11. Vaccarino V. Angina and cardiac care: Are there gender differences, and if so, why?. Circulation 113 (2006) 467-469
12. Mosca L., Linfante A.H., Benjamin E.J., et al. National study of physician awareness and adherence to cardiovascular disease prevention guidelines. Circulation 111 (2005) 499-510
13. Van de Werf F., Bax J., Betriu A., et al. Management of acute myocardial infarction in patients presenting with persistent ST-segment elevation: The Task Force on the Management of ST-Segment Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction of the European Society of Cardiology. Eur Heart J 29 (2008) 2909-2945
14. Finn J.C., Bett J.H., Shilton T.R., et al., the National Heart Foundation of Australia Chest Pain Every Minute Counts Working Group. Patient delay in responding to symptoms of possible heart attack: Can we reduce time to care?. Med J Aust 187 (2007) 293-298
15. Moser D.K., Kimble L.P., Alberts M.J., et al. Reducing delay in seeking treatment by patients with acute coronary syndrome and stroke: A scientific statement from the American Heart Association Council on cardiovascular nursing and stroke council. Circulation 114 (2006) 168-182
16. Løvlien M., Schei B., and Gjengedal E. Are there gender differences related to symptoms of acute myocardial infarction? A Norwegian perspective. Prog Cardiovasc Nurs 21 (2006) 14-19
17. Løvlien M. Are women's hearts taken seriously?. Vard Nord 21 (2001) 15-19
18. Løvlien M., Schei B., and Hole T. Women with myocar-dial infarction are less likely than men to experience chest symptoms. Scand Cardiovasc J 40 (2006) 342-347
19. McSweeney J.C., and Crane P.B. Challenging the rules: Women's prodromal and acute symptoms of myo-cardial infarction. Res Nurs Health 23 (2000) 135-146
20. Løvlien M., Schei B., and Hole T. Prehospital delay, contributing aspects and responses to symptoms among Norwegian women and men with first time acute myocardial infarction. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 6 (2007) 308-313
21. McSweeney J.C., Lefler L.L., and Crowder B.F. What's wrong with me? Women's coronary heart disease diagnostic experiences. Prog Cardiovasc Nurs 20 (2005) 48-57
22. Bahr R.D. Acute myocardial infarction. Lancet 361 (2003) 2088
23. Brieger D., Eagle K.A., Goodman S.G., et al., the GRACE Investigators. Acute coronary syndromes without chest pain, an underdiagnosed and under-treated high-risk group: Insights from the Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events. Chest 126 (2004) 461-469