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Married Men Seek Care for Heart Attack Sooner

Steve Jagler, a 51-year-old news editor from Oak Creek, Wis., was relieved when he received a clean bill of health from his cardiologist. But his wife, Kristi, was skeptical. For a week, Jagler had been experiencing brief bouts of unexplained pressure .

"It was a dull pain that would shoot down my shoulders and then go away one to two minutes later," Jagler said, adding that the pain came daily and without warning.

After undergoing a stress test ordered by his cardiologist, Jagler and his wife went back to the clinic for the results. The doctor blamed Jagler's symptoms on indigestion. But the only way to rule out a heart problem for sure, he said, was to do a coronary angiogram: an invasive test used to check blood flow in the heart vessels.

Jagler was hesitant. But he quickly caved under pressure from his wife to undergo the test, which revealed he had heart disease so severe that he needed open-heart surgery to correct it.

Being married can have a positive effect for men who have heart attacks, according to a Canadian study. The review of 4,500 patient's records revealed that 75 percent of married men go to the hospital within six hours after experiencing heart attack symptoms , compared with 68 percent of men who were single, 69 percent who are divorced and 71 percent of widowed patients. The finding was not seen in women.

"We surmise that, in general, women may be more likely than men to take the role of caregiver and to advise their spouses to seek early medical assessment," Dr. Clare Atzema, an emergency physician at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, Canada, and colleagues wrote in the report published today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

Dr. Gordon Ewy, a practicing cardiologist and chief of cardiology at the University of Arizona, said it's common for men with early symptoms of heart disease to come into the office solely because of the insistence of their wives.

"If you are married and have a wife taking care of you, it is more likely you will go seek care," Ewy said. "This has been known for a long time."

Dr. Noel Bairey-Merz, a practicing cardiologist and medical director at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, argues that a women's role as a caretaker is the beneficial factor when it comes to the husband's health. The assumption is that it is in women's nature to be concerned about those who are close to them.

This could also explain why it makes no difference whether a female is married when it comes to their own health, she said.

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We are planning to rent a cottage every other Christmas …. that we like many areas, but I'm not sure what would be best for the extended family. Our usual points are the areas Payson & Oak Creek Canyon areas. I have not seen Ridge, Show Low Bison or even yet. Supermarket, cinema, easily accessible, many of the activities (sledding, fishing, ice skating, maybe ?)…. In fact we jeepmed sled more than once in the Lynx Lake but I was looking for something higher elevation. I'm fourth generation Phoenician – We were hoping for a white Christmas;) looove Prescott, I fully plan to move there someday …

Try to Prescott, Arizona. Usually, not all the snow for sledding, but it is Payson or Oak Creek. We are about a 1 1 / 2 of the flag, but to do that. But you can skate on ice in the hockey rink at a cost minimal and even rent skates for more money. However, theres a lot of Christmas things going on at that time. I'm sure there are a lot cabins in the area or even a suite at one of the hotels in the area. Not to mention taking in a hockey game few soooooooo much fun to watch.

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