Dr. Howard Smith Oncall

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/v97MbXHcrX8   Women with heart attack symptoms are significantly less likely than men to receive timely therapy.  This the conclusion of an NYU study just presented at the American College of Cardiology’s spring scientific sessions.   Though women with chest pain arrived at the ED as quickly as men, they were less likely to be triaged as first priority emergencies, they waited for attention 11 minutes longe.  Women were less likely to undergo a timely EKG, less likely to begin cardiac monitoring, and less likely to have a timely cardiology consult.   FYI: potential heart attack victims should be seen and evaluated with an EKG within 10 minutes.  Don’t be put off ladies!   https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/05/210506105435.htm   #women #heartattack #ekg #delay #emergency