biostudies-literatureUnknown76Yasmin F<h4>Introduction</h4>Limited data exists about gender's impact on differences in risk factors and outcomes in our setting. Therefore, we sought to ascertain sex-related differences in patients with AMI in our setting.<h4>Material and methods</h4>This retrospective study analyzed data from 247 myocardial infarction patients hospitalized in a tertiary care hospital, between March and October 2020. After hospital admission, all patients underwent ECG, myocardial enzymes, troponin and other biochemical tests followed by primary PCI.<h4>Results</h4>Patients were divided in two groups male (n = 153, mean age 55.2 ± 11.0 years) and female (n = 94, mean age 58.4 ± 12.7 years). The prevalence of smoking was higher in males than females (22.8% vs. 3.1%, p < 0.01) and so was history of three-vessel dAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)103532https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9052247biostudies-literatureGender-based differences in primary percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with myocardial infarction from a developing country: A retrospective cohort study.PMC9052247SagarParkash OSingh MKumar KAlam MTJawed FKirmani TAYasmin FAsghar MSKumar SfalseGender-based differences in primary percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with myocardial infarction from a developing country: A retrospective cohort study.<h4>Introduction</h4>Limited data exists about gender's impact on differences in risk factors and outcomes in our setting. Therefore, we sought to ascertain sex-related differences in patients with AMI in our setting.<h4>Material and methods</h4>This retrospective study analyzed data from 247 myocardial infarction patients hospitalized in a tertiary care hospital, between March and October 2020. After hospital admission, all patients underwent ECG, myocardial enzymes, troponin and other biochemical tests followed by primary PCI.<h4>Results</h4>Patients were divided in two groups male (n = 153, mean age 55.2 ± 11.0 years) and female (n = 94, mean age 58.4 ± 12.7 years). The prevalence of smoking was higher in males than females (22.8% vs. 3.1%, p < 0.01) and so was history of three-vessel d2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Apr2025-06-01T01:24:56.534Z2024-11-13T22:31:26.21ZS-EPMC90522473549539410.1016/j.amsu.2022.103532