Study: Women with hard to diagnose chest pain symptoms at higher risk for cardiovascular events
Monday, May 11, 2009 - 17:42
in Health & Medicine
LOS ANGELES (EMBARGOED UNTIL MAY 11, 2009; 3 pm Central Daylight Time) - Many physicians are presented with the following scenario: a woman comes into the office complaining of chest pain, undergoes a stress test to evaluate the chest pain, and the stress test results suggest coronary artery disease, a condition in which plaque builds up inside the coronary arteries.
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