American journal of critical care : an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Racial differences in women's prodromal and acute symptoms of myocardial infarction.
Minority women, especially black and Hispanic women, have higher rates of coronary heart disease and resulting disability and death than do white women. A lack of knowledge of minority women's symptoms of coronary heart disease may contribute to these disparities. ⋯ Prodromal and acute symptoms of myocardial infarction differed significantly according to race. Racial descriptions of women's prodromal and acute symptoms should assist providers in interpreting women's symptoms.