[Comparison of chest pain and clinical presentation of acute coronary syndrome in men and women admission on coronary care unit]

Acute coronary syndrome is a collection of symptoms that could be different in female and male due to their differences in the physical or psychological and cultural differences subjects. This study was aimed to compare the clinical symptoms of chest pain and acute coronary syndrome in women and men hospitalized in the intensive coronary care units. In this cross sectional study the pain characteristics and clinical symptoms of acute coronary syndrome of admitted patients to the coronary intensive care units were compared. We helped as the questionnaire and McGill Pain Scale as studied research instrument. Data was analyzed by SPSS software with Chi-square test, t test and calculation the odds ratios and confidence intervals. The pain by women has more chance to occur in the other places other than chest. Being a woman enhances the chance of experiencing the heart palpitations, anorexia, nausea, indigestion, shortness of breath and sweating would whereas men were more likely to feel vomiting. Bloating, hiccup, fainting, dizziness and anxiety were similar in both sexes. Women have showed the different symptoms than men, so more attention to women's health is important dealing with these symptoms