McSweeney and colleagues surveyed 515 women who were diagnosed as having an acute myocardial infarction (AMI). [1] The women ranged from 54 to 78 years of age, 95% were white, and 95% had prodromal ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Active smoking is a well-established risk factor for myocardial infarction, but less is known about the impact of passive smoking, and ...

Using sex-specific thresholds with high-sensitivity troponin testing for suspected ACS leads to a disproportionately greater increase in the number of women versus men found to have some degree of ...

Credit: Getty Images A discussion of the differences in myocardial infarction symptoms between men and women. Myocardial infarction symptoms differ between men and women and it is important to be able ...

The risk of dying in Germany of a myocardial infarction is not higher for women than for men. In the current issue of Deutsches Ärzteblatt International (Dtsch Arztebl Int 2008; 105(15): 279-85), PD ...

While clogged arteries are the most common cause of heart attacks, more than half of heart attacks in women under the age of 65 can be attributed to other causes, according to a study published Sept.

Most women are unaware that they may experience atypical coronary heart disease (CHD) symptoms. Women's atypical presentation often results in women having difficulty being diagnosed with CHD or ...

Background: Sweden has shown a decreasing tendency in the incidence of myocardial infarction (MI), except among middle-aged women. The incidence among middle-aged immigrant women is less explored. Aim ...

Neutrophils cause time-of-day–dependent collateral tissue damage after sterile injury through an intrinsic circadian program. Activating a CXCL12–CXCR4 checkpoint repositions neutrophils, limiting ...

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