Healthcare disparities for women hospitalized with myocardial infarction and angina.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Ischaemic heart disease persists as the leading cause of death in both men and women in most countries and sex disparities, defined as differences in health outcomes and their determinants, may be relevant. We examined sex disparities in presenting characteristics, treatment and all-cause mortality in patients hospitalized with myocardial infarction (MI) or angina.

Methods and results

We conducted a cohort study of all patients admitted with MI or angina (01 October 2013 to 30 June 2016) from a secondary care acute coronary syndrome e-Registry in NHS Scotland linked with national registers of community drug dispensation and mortality data. A total of 7878 patients hospitalized for MI or angina were prospectively included; 3161 (40%) were women. Women were older, more de

SUBMITTER: Jackson AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7132925 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature