Characteristics and Risk Factors Attributed to Coronary Artery Disease in Women Attended Health Services in Gaza-Palestine Observational Study
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53461#.VMXprCzQrzE Author(s) Yehia Abed 1 , Amal Jamee 2* Affiliation(s) 1 Faculty of Public Health, Al Quds University, Gaza, Palestine . 2 Cardiology Department, Al Shifa Hospital, Gaza, Palestine . ABSTRACT Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death in both sexes worldwide, and becomes number one killer in women due to many factors including increase in traditional risk factors, delays in apparition of symptoms, under estimation of diagnosis test and treatment. Our study aims to identify risk factors for coronary artery disease among women with chest pain underwent coronary angiography during years (2010-2013) in cardiology center. The study design is an observational among 688 women-aged 32 - 96 years; the mean age of our study population is 61 years. Risk factors are abstracted from patients’ files. Women with documente...