Sex-gender disparities in nonagenarians with acute coronary syndrome.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) remains one of the leading causes of mortality for women, increasing with age. There is an unmet need regarding this condition in a fast-growing and predominantly female population, such as nonagenarians.

Hypothesis

Our aim is to compare sex-based differences in ACS management and long-term clinical outcomes between women and men in a cohort of nonagenarians.

Methods

We included consecutive nonagenarian patients with ACS admitted at four academic centers between 2005 and 2018. The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of each center.

Results

A total of 680 nonagenarians were included (59% females). Of them, 373 (55%) patients presented with non-ST-segment elevation ACS and 307 (45%) with ST-segment elevation myocard

SUBMITTER: Cepas-Guillen PL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7943909 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature