The comparison of clinical signs presentation in middle age men and women with myocardial infarction

Introduction: Acute myocardial infarction (MI) indicates irreversible myocardial injuryresulting in necrosis of a significant portion of myocardium. MI is associated with highmortality. The difference between the signs of MI in each gender is unclear. The aim ofthis study was to describe gender-associated differences in symptom presentation afteracute MI.Methods: This analytic-descriptive research was carried out on 102 patients (44 womenand 58 men) with MI experience who referring in Shahid Mohamadi hospital andAbolfazl hospital, Hormozgan, Iran. Patients participating in the study were randomlyselected. Individual information; the pain characteristics records, electrocardiogram andlaboratory results, pain numerical rating scale, were collected.Results: The results showed that chest pain was the most common initial symptom inboth men and women (92%) This is while sweating in men (74%) and dyspnea in women(61.4) as the second reported sign. No gender-related differences in other symptoms suchas vomiting, nausea, dizziness, palpitations, pallor, epigastric pain, chills and weaknesswere observed.Conclusion: In this study in patients with MI, women had a worse-risk profile incomparison to men. No significant gender-related differences in symptoms wereobserved.

کلیدواژه ها:

Myocardial Infarction ، Symptom ، Middle Age ، Sex Characteristics