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In 1991, two articles in the Journal noted that women evaluated for chest pain were less likely than men to undergo coronary angiography.^1,2 These studies and others generated concern that the symptom of chest pain was taken less seriously by physicians when it occurred in women than when it occurred in men. As a result, interest in cardiovascular disease in women began to grow at national meetings and symposiums, and cardiac centers for women began to appear across the country. However, as greater attention was directed toward the risk of coronary artery disease in women and as the performance of . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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