Graduation Year
Spring 2013
Document Type
Open Access Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Psychology
Reader 1
Deborah Burke
Reader 2
Catherine Reed
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© 2013 Stephanie R. Morley
Abstract
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women (Kochanek, Xu, Murphy, Miniño & Kung, 2011). Every year in the United States, more than 600,000 people die from heart disease, which amounts to roughly a quarter of all deaths (Kochanek et al., 2011). Heart attacks account for a large portion of the deaths attributed to heart disease, and include sudden cardiac arrest or chronic cases of heart trouble that develop into heart attack after an extended period of time. Heart attacks affect approximately 935,000 Americans each year, with roughly two-thirds of people experiencing them for a first time (Kochanek et al, 2011). With such a high level of incidence, much research into incidence, prevalence, symptoms, and risk factors is being conducted in hopes of altering such somber statistics in the future.
Recommended Citation
Morley, Stephanie R., "Heart Attack Experiences Described in Weblogs: An Analysis of Sex Differences" (2013). CMC Senior Theses. 565.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/565
