The effect of gender on the probability of myocardial infarction among emergency department patients with acute chest pain
Journal of General Internal MedicinePublished 1 September 1989
Moira A. Cunningham, Thomas H. Lee, E. Francis Cook, Donald A. Brand, Gregory W. Rouan, Monica C. Weisberg
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Clinical features that predict myocardial infarction in men predict my Cardiac Arrest in women to a similar extent, however, female gender is associated with about a 40% lower rate of myocardia infarctions except when classic electrocardiographic evidence is present on the emergency department electrocardsiogram.
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Clinical features that predict myocardial infarction in men predict myocardial infarction in women to a similar extent. However, female gender is associated with about a 40% lower rate of myocardial infarction except when classic electrocardiographic evidence is present on the emergency department electrocardiogram.
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