Sex Differences in Clinical Characteristics, Management Strategies, and Outcomes of STEMI With COVID-19: NACMI Registry.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Women with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) had worse outcomes than men prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Although concomitant COVID-19 infection increases mortality risk in STEMI patients, no studies have evaluated sex differences in this context.

Methods

The North American COVID-19 STEMI registry is a prospective, multicenter registry of hospitalized STEMI patients with COVID-19 infection. We compared sex differences in clinical characteristics, presentation, management strategies, and in-hospital mortality.

Results

Among 585 patients with STEMI and COVID-19 infection, 154 (26.3%) were women. Compared to men, women were significantly older, had a higher prevalence of diabetes and stroke/transient ischemic attack, and were more likely to be

SUBMITTER: Quesada O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9117757 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature