PMID- 22538031
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20120807
LR  - 20151119
IS  - 1681-7168 (Electronic)
IS  - 1022-386X (Linking)
VI  - 22
IP  - 5
DP  - 2012 May
TI  - Gender based differences in symptoms of acute coronary syndrome.
PG  - 285-8
AB  - OBJECTIVE: To determine gender based differences in presenting symptoms in 
      patients with acute coronary syndrome. STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional, comparative 
      study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY: National institute of Cardiovascular Diseases 
      (NICVD), Karachi, from January to June 2010. METHODOLOGY: Information was 
      obtained by questionnaire from the patients who fulfilled the inclusion criteria. 
      Fisher's exact test and Chi-square analysis were used for data testing. A p < 
      0.05 was considered statistically significant. RESULTS: Four hundred and 
      thirty-seven patients included 230 males and 207 females. Among them unstable 
      angina was diagnosed in 112 males and 142 females, Non ST elevation myocardial 
      infarction (NSTEMI) was diagnosed in 37 males and 26 females. ST elevation 
      myocardial infarction (STEMI) was diagnosed in 81 males and 39 females. 
      Retrosternal pain was the presenting feature in 95 males and 100 females, left 
      sided chest pain was noted in 155 males and 127 females, left arm pain was noted 
      in 61 males and 59 females, right chest pain was noted in 74 males and 41 
      females, lower jaw pain was noted in 11 males and 16 females, abdominal pain was 
      noted in 9 males and 17 females, 76 males and 88 females had dyspnea, 26 males 
      and 38 females had vomiting, 24 males and 26 females had vertigo, 39 males and 28 
      females complained of sweating, 3 males and 6 females complained of palpitation, 
      2 males and 1 female complained of loss of consciousness. CONCLUSION: There are 
      gender differences in the symptoms of ACS. These differences may have a bearing 
      on clinical practice, interpretation of available clinical studies and the design 
      of future investigations.
FAU - Mujtaba, Sayed Fayaz
AU  - Mujtaba SF
AD  - North Ward, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi. 
      fayazmujtaba@yahoo.com
FAU - Rizvi, S Nadeem H
AU  - Rizvi SN
FAU - Talpur, Anosha
AU  - Talpur A
FAU - Younis, Fazla
AU  - Younis F
FAU - Minhas, Kiran
AU  - Minhas K
FAU - Farooqui, Zoya
AU  - Farooqui Z
LA  - eng
PT  - Comparative Study
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Pakistan
TA  - J Coll Physicians Surg Pak
JT  - Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP
JID - 9606447
SB  - IM
MH  - Acute Coronary Syndrome/*diagnosis/*epidemiology
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - Angina, Unstable/diagnosis/epidemiology
MH  - Chest Pain/diagnosis/epidemiology
MH  - Chi-Square Distribution
MH  - Coronary Angiography/methods
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - Diagnosis, Differential
MH  - *Electrocardiography
MH  - Female
MH  - Follow-Up Studies
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Myocardial Infarction/diagnosis/epidemiology
MH  - Prevalence
MH  - Risk Assessment
MH  - Severity of Illness Index
MH  - Sex Factors
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
MH  - Survival Rate
EDAT- 2012/04/28 06:00
MHDA- 2012/08/08 06:00
CRDT- 2012/04/28 06:00
PHST- 2011/02/19 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2012/03/09 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2012/04/28 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2012/04/28 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2012/08/08 06:00 [medline]
AID - 040579197 [pii]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2012 May;22(5):285-8.