Sex differences in acute myocardial infarction: protocol for an umbrella review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In recent decades, differences in the risk factors, presentations, management strategies and outcomes of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) between the sexes have emerged. Several systematic reviews and meta-analyses (SMRAs) on this specific topic have been conducted, and an overall assessment of the information available on the subject is needed. The protocol details our proposed methodology for conducting an umbrella review (systematic review of SRMAs) on sex differences related to AMI treatment.

Methods and analysis

An umbrella review will be conducted following the guidelines of the Joanna Briggs Institute. Papers published from database inception until November 25th, 2024, were searched in Ovid Medline, Embase, APA PsycInfo, the Cochrane Database of Systemat

SUBMITTER: Torris C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12570913 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature