Do You Know Them When You See Them? Women's Prodromal and Acute Symptoms of Myocardial Infarction
作者:
Jean McSweeney,
Marisue Cody,
Patricia Crane,
期刊:
The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
(OVID Available online 2001)
卷期:
Volume 15,
issue 3
页码: 26-38
ISSN:0889-4655
年代: 2001
出版商: OVID
关键词: angina;coronary heart disease;fatigue;myocardial infarction;symptoms;women
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
This study described women's prodromal and acute symptoms associated with myocardial infarction (MI) based on interviews with 76 women who had experienced an MI in the previous year. Sixty-eight women experienced prodromal symptoms including unusual fatigue (70%), shortness of breath (53%), and pain in the shoulder blade/upper back (47%). All women experienced acute symptoms including chest pain/discomfort (90%), unusual fatigue (59%), shortness of breath (59%), and shoulder blade/upper back discomfort (42%). Although women in this study reported numerous prodromal symptoms, none had received a new diagnosis of coronary heart disease (CHD) prior to MI. Practitioners must develop an awareness of and a more comprehensive approach to treating women at risk for CHD. Further research to elucidate prodromal and acute symptom clusters is needed to assist practitioners in early diagnosis of CHD in women.
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