Gender in cardiovascular medicine: chest pain and coronary artery disease.
European Heart Journal, 2019 Ischaemic heart disease (IHD) remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among women and men yet women are more often underdiagnosed, have a delay in diagnosis, and/or receive suboptimal treatment. An implicit gender-bias with regard to lack of
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, 2017 "A 55-year-old female with a history of type 2 diabetes was admitted for chest pain and was diagnosed with Non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI).
Balla, Sudarshan
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Comparison between soluble ST2 and high-sensitivity troponin I in predicting short-term mortality for patients presenting to the Emergency Department with chest pain [PDF]
, 2016 Background: High-sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hs-cTnI) and the soluble isoform of suppression of tumorigenicity 2 (sST2) are useful prognostic biomarkers in acute coronary syndrome (ACS).
Francesca Orsini +8 more
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Emergency Department Admissions of Children with Chest Pain before and during COVID-19 Pandemic
Children, 2023 Objectives: We compared the number of accesses, causes, and instrumental evaluations of chest pain in children between the pre-COVID-19 era and the COVID-19 period and analyzed the assessment performed in children with chest pain, highlighting ...
Riccardo Lubrano +10 more
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Dry pleurisy complicating solitary pulmonary nodules caused by Mycobacterium avium: a case report [PDF]
, 2015 INTRODUCTION: Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) lung disease presenting as a solitary pulmonary nodule (MAC-SPN) is often asymptomatic, is more common in middle to old age, and mimics lung cancer or tuberculoma.
Hiroaki Sugiura +14 more
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Sex/gender bias in the management of chest pain in ambulatory care
Women's Health, 2018 Objective: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the main cause of death worldwide and despite a higher prevalence in men, mortality from CVD is higher among women. Few studies have assessed sex differences in chest pain management in ambulatory care.
Christelle Clerc Liaudat +8 more
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What's the Risk? Older Women Report Fewer Symptoms for Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome than Younger Women. [PDF]
, 2018 The purpose of the study was to determine whether older (≥65 years) and younger (<65 years) women presenting to the emergency department (ED) with symptoms suggestive of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) varied on risk factors, comorbid conditions ...
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Endometriosis: An Unusual Cause of Bilateral Pneumothoraces [PDF]
, 2020 A 27-year-old female presented to the emergency department with sudden onset shortness of breath. A diagnosis of bilateral catamenial pneumothoraces was made following chest radiograph. Catamenial pneumothorax is a recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax that
Sampson, Christopher S., White, Kathleen
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Non-cardiac chest pain and its association with persistent chest pain and poor mental well-being [PDF]
, 2018 To access publisher's full text version of this article, please click on the hyperlink in Additional Links field or click on the hyperlink at the top of the page marked FilesInngangur: Ótilgreindir brjóstverkir eru endurteknir brjóstverkir sem stafa ekki
Björg Sigurðardóttir +5 more
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Advances in Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical SciencesOxidative stress is a primary contributor to cerebral ischemia/reperfusion (CI/R) injury, and the use of antioxidants represents a crucial therapeutic strategy for managing CI/R injury.
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