Sex differences in long-term mortality among acute myocardial infarction patients: Results from the ISAR-RISK and ART studies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mortality rates in females who survived acute myocardial infarction (AMI) exceed those in males. Differences between sexes in age, cardiovascular risk factors and revascularization therapy have been proposed as possible reasons.

Objective

To select sets of female and male patients comparable in respect of relevant risk factors in order to compare the sex-specific risk in a systematic manner.

Methods

Data of the ISAR-RISK and ART studies were investigated. Patients were enrolled between 1996 and 2005 and suffered from AMI within 4 weeks prior to enrolment. Patients of each sex were selected with 1:1 equivalent age, previous AMI history, sinus-rhythm presence, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, smoking status, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), and reva

SUBMITTER: Ubrich R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5650173 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature