Examination of gender bias in the evaluation and treatment of angina pectoris by cardiologists.
One hundred fifty-eight patients (76 men and 82 women) presenting to an outpatient cardiology clinic with a new complaint of angina were prospectively followed to determine if there was a gender bias in the management of suspected coronary artery disease when physicians trained in cardiology managed their care. Overall, there were no differences in the percentage of women who underwent noninvasive evaluation, invasive evaluation, and treatment of suspected coronary artery disease compared with men.
Blum
Michael
M
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Slade
Martin
M
Boden
Donna
D
Cabin
Henry
H
Caulin-Glaser
Teresa
T
D017677:Age Distribution; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D002309:Cardiology / Q000592:standards*; D003237:Connecticut / Q000453:epidemiology; D003935:Diagnostic Techniques, Cardiovascular / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011287:Prejudice; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016387:Women's Health