Speaking of myocardial infarction, probably no one feels it is no need for emergency disposal of medical record documents. However, European scientists recently published a study which has revealed that more than 40% of patients with myocardial infarction at the moment of the disease attack, it was surprised that under the circumstances of not going to hospital, they had let the matter rest.

The study shows that this situation known as "silent myocardial infarction" occurred mostly in female patients. About more than half of the female patients with myocardial infarction could not get the diagnosis and treatment from doctors. While for male patients concerned, only one third of people did not get doctors' diagnosis and treatment.

In the study, from 1990 to 1993 4000 male and female volunteers more than 55 years of age from the Rotterdam city of the Netherlands have been recruited. Before entering the study, these persons have received basic health projects examination and myocardial infarction history was not found. Whereas during 1994 to 1995 and 1997 to 2000, researchers again tracked the volunteers medical examination. The tracking survey shows, in these volunteers, 43% people suffered from myocardial infarction, but failed to get treatment. This situation in the male volunteers is one-third, while in females volunteers more than half. The researchers also found that the gender difference has been extended from 55 years old to 80 years old.

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