Author Interviews, Gender Differences, Heart Disease, NYU, Women's Heart Health / 11.05.2021
Young Women With Chest Pain Evaluated Differently Than Men
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Darcy Banco, MD, MPH
Internal Medicine Resident
NYU Langone Health
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study?
Response: We became interested in this question because of recent epidemiological data showing that despite improvements in the number of heart attacks in overall population, that number is rising among young adults (<= 55 years old) and in particular, young women. Compared to young men, young women with heart attack experience more delays in care and have higher mortality and poorer quality of life after heart attack.
Despite these findings, there was also a study that asked young adults who had experienced heart attack: “When you first went for help, did the health care providers think that you were having a problem with your heart?” Women were more likely to answer no to this question.
Therefore, our study asked: Are young women evaluated and treated differently than men when presenting to the emergency room with symptoms of chest pain?
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