Chest Pain Factoid 2#

So are there differences between 

men and women when it comes to chest pain?

Let's look at some more statistics:

AN EUROPEAN STUDY IN SWITZERLAND FOUND THAT:

SYMPTOMS OF CHEST PAIN FOR MEN AND WOMEN WERE NOT THAT DIFFERENT

CHEST PAIN WAS NOT A GOOD TOOL TO INDICATE HEART ATTACK FOR WOMEN

MISDIAGNOSIS AND DEATH WERE HIGHER IN WOMEN THAN MEN 

(JAMA INTERNAL MEDICINE, 2013)

IN THE AMERICAN JOURNAL CRITICAL CARE STUDY OF 2008 REPORTED (Devon, 2008)

–10% OF MEN EXPERIENCED NO CHEST PAIN AT ALL

–OTHER SYMPTOMS INCLUDED:

•DISCOMFORT IN OTHER AREAS (ARM, NECK, JAW)

•SHORTNESS OF BREATH, NAUSEA, SWEATING OR LIGHTHEADEDNESS

•ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT LIKE HEARTBURN

DIFFERENCES POSSIBLY? I GUESS WE WILL HAVE TO LOOK AT MORE STUDIES

STAY TUNED AND WE WILL HAVE A CLOSER LOOK TOMORROW NIGHT.  JUST SOMETHING TO PONDER.  

NIKKI B. SIGNING OFF.