Differences in coronary heart disease according to sex and chest pain in primary care

Volume 20 No 13 (2022)

Dr. Alejandro Mayorga Garcés, Dr. Lina Espinoza Neri, Dr. Miguel Ramos Argilagos

DOI: 10.14704/nq.2022.20.13.NQ88032

Abstract

Introduction: women who suffer a myocardial infarction present with more atypical symptoms than men. Chest pain remains an important common symptom of CAD. Purpose: To assess the diagnostic value of non-acute chest pain characteristics for CAD in women and men. Methods: A retrospective observational study was conducted to collect data from individual patients in primary care clinics. Results: Sex-specific models showed better performance in females (ABC 0.89, 95 % CI 0.81 to 0.96). Conclusions: The diagnostic value of non-acute chest pain characteristics was high in men and women

Keywords

coronary arteries, myocardial infarction, sex,primary care. source: DeCS

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