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01-10-2016 | Review Article

Clinical presentation of CAD and myocardial ischemia in women

Author: Nanette K. Wenger, MD, MACC, MACP, FAHA

Published in: Journal of Nuclear Cardiology | Issue 5/2016

Abstract

Angina is the most frequent initial and subsequent manifestation of ischemic heart disease in women. Women with stable ischemic heart disease have a more diverse symptom presentation than men, with prominent anginal equivalents; symptoms are more often precipitated by emotional or mental stress. Women, especially at younger age, whose acute myocardial infarction presentation is without chest pain have higher mortality rates than men without chest pain.

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Title: Clinical presentation of CAD and myocardial ischemia in women
Author: Nanette K. Wenger, MD, MACC, MACP, FAHA
Publication date: 01-10-2016
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Nuclear Cardiology / Issue 5/2016
Print ISSN: 1071-3581
Electronic ISSN: 1532-6551
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-016-0593-1

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