Sex Differences in Evaluation and Outcome of Unstable Angina
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Women with unstable angina are less likely than men to receive certain cardiac tests but appear to have a better prognosis. Unstable angina is chest pain that occurs at rest or that is worse than normal. In a study of 2,271 people who went to a hospital emergency department for unstable angina, 965 were women. Men were more likely to have noninvasive cardiac tests such as echocardiography or stress tests, as well as invasive tests such as angiography. However, men were more likely to have a heart attack and more likely to die.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2000
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Trends in heart failure incidence and survival in a community-based population
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Heart diseases have always been subject of research with researchers searching for evidence whether incidence of heart failure has reduced and survival increased after diagnosis. The studies conducted revealed that incidence of heart failure has remained the same, but survival rates after onset of heart failure have improved.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2004
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A clinical trial of a chest-pain observation unit for patients with unstable angina
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A chest-pain observation unit (CPU) may reduce hospital costs while ensuring that patients with chest pain receive adequate care. Researchers in one hospital emergency department set aside four beds to create the CPU and randomly assigned 424 patients with chest pain to the CPU or a monitored bed in the hospital. Patients in the CPU were watched for at least six hours and had periodic measurements of cardiac enzymes and continual ECG monitoring. No heart attacks occurred in those who were monitored in the CPU and then released, and the use of resources was also lower in the CPU group.
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 1998
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