Sex-Related Differences in In-Hospital Mortality in Japanese ST-Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients Presenting to Hospital in the 24 Hours After Symptom Onset　- Results From K-ACTIVE.

ABSTRACT: Background: Despite the drastic advances in clinical care for patients with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), female STEMI patients have higher in-hospital mortality rates than male patients. This study assessed the influence of sex on in-hospital mortality in STEMI patients in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Methods and Results: From October 2015 to June 2018, 2,491 consecutive STEMI patients (23.9% female) who presented to hospital in the 24 h after symptom onset were analyzed. The female patients were 9 years older and less frequently had diabetes, smoking and prior MI than male patients. Pre-hospital managements, including prehospital 12-lead electrocardiography, and symptom-to-door time were similar between the sexes. A door-to-device time ≤90 m

SUBMITTER: Nagumo S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7892487 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature