Prognosis of Women With Newly Diagnosed Coronary Heart Disease--A Comparison With Course of Disease Among Men.

The article focuses on a medical research that deals with the diagnosis of coronary heart disease in women under 65 at the time of a first myocardial infarction (MI) or diagnosis of angina without previous infarction. The incidences of coronary heart disease (CHD) among women are relatively low compared to men. Combined data from both the Ml and angina cohorts were used to examine the role of specified medical factors in prognosis. The patients from a specific group who received medical care for symptoms concerned with coronary disease were included in the study. It was deduced that early mortality after a first Ml was practically the same among women and men. The presence of hypertension and severe clinical episodes were associated with increased early mortality in women and in men.