Presentation of stable angina pectoris among women and South Asian people.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is speculation that women and South Asian people are more likely than men and white people to report atypical angina and that they are less likely to undergo invasive management of angina. We sought to determine whether atypical symptoms of angina pectoris in women and South Asians impacted clinically important outcomes and clinical management.

Methods

We prospectively identified 2189 South Asian people and 5605 white people with recent-onset chest pain at 6 chest-pain clinics in the United Kingdom. We documented hospital admissions for acute coronary syndromes, coronary deaths as well as coronary angiography and revascularization procedures.

Results

Atypical chest pain was reported by more women than men (56.5% vs 54.5%, p < 0.054) and by more South

SUBMITTER: Zaman MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2535745 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature