Heart Disease And Myocardial Infarction - 2338 Words

According to the American Heart Association, heart disease is the number one cause of death in women, yet most women are not aware of their own risk. In the past, heart disease and myocardial infarction (MI) has been associated with men, which has lead to a misunderstanding within the public that women are not at risk. This has further lead to an oversimplified description of symptoms associated with men, which has been detrimental to women (American Heart Association). Davis et al. (2013) noted in her study that approximately every 34 seconds in the United States someone suffers an acute coronary event, and half of these are resulting in death. She describes that women are found to delay pre-hospital treatment longer than men, which is one of the most reliable indicators for MI complications at the hospital, not limited to recurrent ischemia, re-infarction, ventricular arrhythmias, and cardiac death. Women who had both non-modifiable and modifiable risk factors such as age, ethnicit y, high cholesterol, hypertension, low socioeconomic status, and lower educational levels were found to delay hospital treatment with acute coronary syndromes even longer than those without these risk factors (Davis, Mishel, Moser, Esposito, Lynn, Schwartz, 2013). Kalman et al. (2012) states that â€Å"Cardiovascular disease research until the late 1980’s sampled predominately men so the picture of normal cardiac symptoms is skewed toward a male diagnostic picture. Women, with a different set ofShow MoreRelatedWomen and Heart Disease: Myocardial Infarction in Women1916 Words   |  8 PagesWomen and Heart Disease [Name] [Course Title] [University] [Instructor Name] [Date] Abstract Heart diseases have always been the most life threatening disease to human life. This research paper focuses on one of such heart diseases, the Myocardial Infarction, in women. 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