Background: Previous studies have noted differences in rates of cardiac testing based on
gender of patients. We evaluated cardiac catheterization rates for men and women …

Objective: Physicians' gender may impact test utilization in the diagnosis of acute
cardiovascular disease. We sought to determine if physician gender affected stress test …

Objectives Despite a high prevalence of coronary heart disease in both genders, studies
show a gender disparity in evaluation whereby women are less likely than men to undergo …

BACKGROUND: Women with acute coronary syndrome appear to be treated less
aggressively than men. However, little is known about potential sex biases in the evaluation …

Objective Women are felt to have poor outcomes in coronary artery disease, largely on the
basis of secondary observations in acute coronary syndrome trials. We sought to examine …

Background: Epidemiological studies have demonstrated racial disparities in the workup of
emergency department patients with chest pain and the referral of admitted patients for …

Objective: We sought to assess sex differences in clinical presentation, management and
outcome in emergency department (ED) patients with chest pain, and to measure the …

Gender Bias in the Evaluation of Chest Pain in the Emergency DepaHment Page 1 Gender
Bias in the Evaluation of Chest Pain in the Emergency DepaHment Joan B. Lehmann, MD …

Background Research suggests that female patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS)
experience delays in emergency department (ED) management and are less likely to …

Objectives Prior studies suggest that a decreased cardiac catheterization rate for women
with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is partially attributed to gender differences in patient …