Gender and Circadian Effects of Myocardial Infarctions

Lea Ann Matura
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Lea Ann Matura: Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA, l.matura@neu.edu

Clinical Nursing Research, 2010, vol. 19, issue 1, 55-70

Abstract: This study determines if there are differences in circadian effects of myocardial infarctions (MIs) and MI type, non-ST elevation MI (NSTEMI) and ST elevation MI (STEMI), between females and males. A two-group, nonexperimental chart review was conducted. A total of 273 randomly selected patients with an acute MI were included. Data analysis included descriptive statistics, t test and chi square to determine differences between the groups. Of the 109 females, 26% had MI symptoms begin at night, 30% in the morning, 29% in the afternoon, and 15% in the evening ( p = .067). In comparison, of the 164 males, 27% had MIs at night, 30% morning, 32% afternoon, and 11% evening ( p

Keywords: circadian rhythms; myocardial infarction; gender (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1177/1054773809354371

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