SOURCE: MedPage Today
DATE: October 13, 2007
EXCERPT: "A stressed out man who sees a primary care physician with symptoms of coronary artery disease is more likely to be diagnosed with the condition than a woman with the same complaints, researchers reported here. ... although stress factors made it more likely that a woman's symptoms would be considered psychogenic, "men's symptoms were considered organic regardless of stress and in fact a life-stress scenario actually increased the likelihood that men would be diagnosed with cardiovascular disease." more
RELATED:
Chiaramonte G, et al "Gender Bias in the Diagnosis, Treatment, and Interpretation of CHD Symptoms: Two Experimental Studies with Internists and Family Physicians" Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics Meeting (TCT) 2008; Abstract 561.
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