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Yentl syndrome is the different course of action that heart attacks usually follow for women than for men. It is named after the 1983 film Yentl, where a woman disguises as a man to pursue her education.
Mar 10, 2011 · The Yentl syndrome is alive and well as depicted for treatment selection and the outcomes acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and angina by sex.
- C Noel Bairey Merz
- 2011
Jul 25, 1991 · Abstract. Yentl, the 19th-century heroine of Isaac Bashevis Singer's short story, 1 had to disguise herself as a man to attend school and study the Talmud....
- Bernadine Healy
- 1991
Sep 30, 2021 · Yentl syndrome is used to describe the underdiagnosis of ischemic heart disease in females and its associated effects. This article reports a 48-year-old female presented to the emergency department with acute epigastric discomfort.
- Barkadin Khan, Anjan Kumar Basnet
- 2021/09
- 10.31729/jnma.7004
Jun 21, 2019 · The film’s premise has made its way into medical lore as “Yentl syndrome,” which describes the phenomenon whereby women are misdiagnosed and poorly treated unless their symptoms or diseases conform to that of men. Sometimes, Yentl syndrome can prove fatal.
- Longreads
Jan 1, 2015 · In recent years attention has been raised to the fact of increased morbidity and mortality between women who suffer from coronary disease. The identification of the so called Yentl Syndrome has emerged the deeper investigation of the true incidence of coronary disease in women and its outcomes.
Jun 9, 2020 · Yentl syndrome is the different treatment of women and men in medicine, named after a film character. A study shows that physicians are more likely to diagnose IPF in men than in women, leading to higher mortality in women.
