Sex Differences in Symptom Presentation in Acute Coronary Syndromes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: Background Timely recognition of patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) is important for successful treatment. Previous research has suggested that women with ACS present with different symptoms compared with men. This review assessed the extent of sex differences in symptom presentation in patients with confirmed ACS. Methods and Results A systematic literature search was conducted in PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane up to June 2019. Two reviewers independently screened title-abstracts and full-texts according to predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Methodological quality was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. Pooled odds ratios (OR) with 95% CI of a symptom being present were calculated using aggregated and cumulative meta-analyses as well as sex-specific pooled prevale

SUBMITTER: van Oosterhout REM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7428564 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature