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Subjective symptoms and well-being differ in women and men after myocardial infarction
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Wiklund, Ingela (author)
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- Herlitz, Johan, 1949 (author)
- Högskolan i Borås,Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Hjärt-kärlinstitutionen,Cardiovascular Institute,Institutionen för Vårdvetenskap,[external]
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- Johansson, Saga (author)
- Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för invärtesmedicin,Institute of Internal Medicine
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- Bengtson, Ann, 1947 (author)
- Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Wallenberglaboratoriet,Wallenberg Laboratory
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- Karlson, Björn W., 1953 (author)
- Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Hjärt-kärlinstitutionen,Cardiovascular Institute
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Persson, Nils Göran (author)
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- Oxford University Press, 1993
- 1993
- English.
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In: European Heart Journal. - : Oxford University Press. - 0195-668X .- 1522-9645. ; 14:10, s. 1315-1319
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- The frequency of subjective cardiac and psychological complaints among men and women a year after a confirmed diagnosis of myocardial infarction (MI) were compared. Among 660 survivors, 595 patients completed mailed questionnaires at home one year after the MI. There were 421 men, mean age 67.1±10.7 years, and 174 women, mean age 72.1±10.6 years. Controlling for the significantly higher mean age among the women, the latter more often had a previous history of angina pectoris, 54.6% (P≤0.05) versus 42.9%, and heart failure, 24.7% versus 13.5% (P≤0.01). Despite these facts, the women were significantly less often referred to CCU, 82.2% versus 91.7% (P≤0.05). One year after the MI, controlling for differences in age and co-morbidity, women reported significantly higher frequencies of psychological and psychosomatic complaints, including sleep disturbances. These differences may have clinical implications for diagnosis and treatment of women with coronary heart disease.
Keyword
- Myocardial infarction
- gender
- well-being
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- art (subject category)
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