Men suffering from pains in their chest receive faster and better treatment from hospitals than women who present with the same symptoms, a study reveals.
Compared with men of similar age, women were triaged less urgently, waited longer to be seen, and were less likely to undergo basic tests or be hospitalised or admitted for observation to diagnose a heart attack, according to the research.
The study, by NYU Langone Health, is the first to examine emergency room management of chest pain specifically among younger adults aged 18-55 years.
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