A work-in-progress seminar about sex and gender differences in symptoms of myocardial ischemia

When

Wednesday, January 18, 2012
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Where

Hurlburt Auditorium, 2nd Floor, St. Paul’s Hospital, 1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC.

Registration

This talk is open and will include a light lunch. Click here for more information.

Speakers

Information

Research has consistently shown that women delay seeking treatment for symptoms of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) than do men. Some research has indicated that women’s symptoms of ACS are different from men’s, which could perhaps be an explanation for treatment-seeking delay. However, many studies to date have had methodological flaws, rendering conclusions tenuous. In this prospective study we used balloon inflation during coronary angioplasty as a model for myocardial ischemia, and questioned participants about their symptoms during this period of known ischemia.