Gender Differences in Anxiety and Complications Early After Acute Myocardial Infarction.

CONCLUSIONS: Anxiety is a global problem after acute myocardial infarction. Exploration of reasons why women of different cultures are at a higher risk for anxiety after acute myocardial infarction is necessary. It is of high clinical importance to determine strategies for managing anxiety in patients with or suspected to have acute myocardial infarction, especially women.
PMID: 28591003 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing - June 7, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: AbuRuz ME, Masa'Deh R Tags: J Cardiovasc Nurs Source Type: research