Summaries for patients. Do women with heart attacks get fewer heart procedures than men?

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Summaries for Patients17 September 2002Do Women with Heart Attacks Get Fewer Heart Procedures Than Men?Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-137-6-200209170-00002 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail What is the problem and what is known about it so far?Heart attacks occur when blood flow through the arteries to the heart (coronary arteries) is blocked for a long enough time to damage or kill a portion of heart muscle. Within days to months after the heart attack, doctors sometimes inject dye through a catheter into the coronary arteries (heart catheterization) to see where they are narrowed or blocked. Doctors do the catheterization to find out whether patients need major procedures (coronary artery bypass graft surgery or angioplasty) to help prevent future heart attacks and chest pain (angina). ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: The summary below is from the full report titled “Sex Differences in Cardiac Catheterization after Acute Myocardial Infarction: The Role of Procedure Appropriateness.” It is in the 17 September 2002 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine (volume 137, pages 487-493). The authors are SS Rathore, Y Wang, MJ Radford, DL Ordin, and HM Krumholz.Summaries for Patients are a service provided by Annals to help patients better understand the complicated and often mystifying language of modern medicine.Summaries for Patients are presented for informational purposes only. These summaries are not a substitute for advice from your own medical provider. If you have questions about this material, or need medical advice about your own health or situation, please contact your physician. The summaries may be reproduced for not-for-profit educational purposes only. Any other uses must be approved by the American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoSex Differences in Cardiac Catheterization after Acute Myocardial Infarction: The Role of Procedure Appropriateness Saif S. Rathore , Yongfei Wang , Martha J. Radford , Diana L. Ordin , and Harlan M. Krumholz Metrics 17 September 2002Volume 137, Issue 6Page: I-26KeywordsCardiac surgeryCatheterizationCoronary arteriesForecastingHeartIschemiaLiverMedicareMyocardial infarctionMyocardium ePublished: 17 September 2002 Issue Published: 17 September 2002 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2002 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...