December 1, 2004Journal of Women s Health
Identification of Women's Coronary Heart Disease and Risk Factors Prior to First Myocardial Infarction
Key result
Prior to their first myocardial infarction, 52% of women had a recognized coronary heart disease diagnosis, though this was significantly less common in women under 70 years of age (p=0.001).
Population
150 women with a confirmed incident myocardial infarction between January 1, 1996, and December 31, 2001…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
mean 9.1 years (range 6.2-10 years) prior to incident MI
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Discussion
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Implication
Women under 70 more often lack pre-MI CHD diagnosis; hypothesis-generating for targeted screening research.
Study Design
Type
Observational (n=150)
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Population
150 women with a confirmed incident myocardial infarction (MI) between January 1, 1996, and December 31, 2001, average age 74.7 years.
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Outcome
Timing of coronary heart disease (CHD) diagnosis and assessment and treatment for risk factors prior to first MI
Nearly half of women with incident MI had undiagnosed CHD prior to their event, and treatment of recognized risk factors was suboptimal, highlighting missed opportunities for prevention.
Cite This Study
Yawn et al. (2004) conducted an observational in Coronary heart disease and incident myocardial infarction (n=150). Prior to their first myocardial infarction, 52% of women had a recognized coronary heart disease diagnosis, though this was significantly less common in women under 70 years of age (p=0.001).