Sex Differences in Outcomes After STEMI: Effect Modification by Treatment Strategy and Age.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Previous works have shown that women hospitalized with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) have higher short-term mortality rates than men. However, it is unclear if these differences persist among patients undergoing contemporary primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Objective

To investigate whether the risk of 30-day mortality after STEMI is higher in women than men and, if so, to assess the role of age, medications, and primary PCI in this excess of risk.

Design, setting, and participants

From January 2010 to January 2016, a total of 8834 patients were hospitalized and received medical treatment for STEMI in 41 hospitals referring data to the International Survey of Acute Coronary Syndromes in Transitional Countries (ISACS-TC)

SUBMITTER: Cenko E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6145795 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature