Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide. Early recognition of signs and symptoms of myocardial infarction and an appropriate therapeutic pathway based on specific guidelines that take into account gender differences can reduce the resulting mortality and morbidity. Purpose: Analyzing the path of the woman with chest pain and comparing it with that of the man, from the presentation of the symptoms, to the pre-hospital, hospital and post-discharge management. Methods: For the literature review, the PubMed database was queried using a series of filters and keywords. Of the 213 articles found, after reading each title and abstract, 12 articles were selected for reading the full text and evaluated for research purposes, 2 literature reviews, 2 meta analysis and 8 observational studies Results: The articles revealed differences in the presentation of symptoms (women presented a greater number of symptoms, and the symptoms were atypical) and in the treatment decisions (women were less frequently subjected to invasive diagnostic and therapeutic interventions such as coronary angiography and coronary angioplasty). Furthermore, effective secondary prevention with the prescription of dual antiplatelet therapy was not always carried out. Conclusion: There are substantial differences in the common clinical practice between the management of heart attacks in women and men and its symptomatology. Being aware of them can be useful in the early recognition of symptoms, thus ensuring early diagnosis and appropriate interventions. Key Words: chest pain, sex differences, disparities of care, equity of care
Introduzione: Le malattie cardiovascolari sono la prima causa di morte al mondo. Il riconoscimento precoce di segni e sintomi dell’infarto del miocardio e un appropriato percorso terapeutico basato su specifiche linee guida che tengano in conto le differenze di genere possono ridurre la mortalità e la morbilità che ne derivano. Scopo dello studio: Analizzare il percorso terapeutico della donna che presenta dolore toracico e confrontarlo con quello dell’uomo, dalla presentazione della sintomatologia, alla gestione pre ospedaliera, ospedaliera e post dimissione. Materiali e metodi: Per la revisione della letteratura è stata interrogata la banca dati PubMed con l’utilizzo di una serie di filtri e parole chiave. Dei 213 articoli trovati, dopo la lettura dei titoli e dell’abstract sono stati selezionati 12 articoli per la lettura del testo completo che sono stati valutati ai fini della ricerca, 2 revisioni della letteratura, 2 meta analisi e 8 studi osservazionali. Risultati: Dagli articoli sono emersi differenze nella presentazione dei sintomi (la donna presentava un numero maggiore di sintomi e i sintomi erano atipici) e nelle decisioni di cura (la donna veniva sottoposta meno frequentemente a interventi diagnostici e terapeutici invasivi come la coronarografia e l’angioplastica coronarica). Non veniva inoltre svolta sempre un’adeguata prevenzione secondaria con prescrizione di doppia terapia antiaggregante Conclusioni: Esistono sostanziali differenze nella pratica clinica comune tra la gestione dell’infarto nella donna e nell’uomo e la sintomatologia. Esserne a conoscenza può essere utile nel riconoscimento precoce dei sintomi, garantendo quindi una diagnosi precoce ed interventi opportuni. Parole chiave: chest pain, sex differences, disparities of care, equity of care
IL DOLORE TORACICO NELLA DONNA: DIFFERENZE NELLA SINTOMATOLOGIA E NELLA PRESA IN CARICO
MUHAMETAJ, ANXHELA
2023/2024
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Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide. Early recognition of signs and symptoms of myocardial infarction and an appropriate therapeutic pathway based on specific guidelines that take into account gender differences can reduce the resulting mortality and morbidity. Purpose: Analyzing the path of the woman with chest pain and comparing it with that of the man, from the presentation of the symptoms, to the pre-hospital, hospital and post-discharge management. Methods: For the literature review, the PubMed database was queried using a series of filters and keywords. Of the 213 articles found, after reading each title and abstract, 12 articles were selected for reading the full text and evaluated for research purposes, 2 literature reviews, 2 meta analysis and 8 observational studies Results: The articles revealed differences in the presentation of symptoms (women presented a greater number of symptoms, and the symptoms were atypical) and in the treatment decisions (women were less frequently subjected to invasive diagnostic and therapeutic interventions such as coronary angiography and coronary angioplasty). Furthermore, effective secondary prevention with the prescription of dual antiplatelet therapy was not always carried out. Conclusion: There are substantial differences in the common clinical practice between the management of heart attacks in women and men and its symptomatology. Being aware of them can be useful in the early recognition of symptoms, thus ensuring early diagnosis and appropriate interventions. Key Words: chest pain, sex differences, disparities of care, equity of careFile | Dimensione | Formato | |
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