Comparison of In-Hospital, 12- and 36-Month Outcomes after Acute Coronary Syndrome in Men vs Women under 40 Years of age (From the PL-ACS Registry)

Abstract The study was aimed to compare the characteristics and in-hospital, 12- and 36-month outcomes of men and women < 40 years of age with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The analysis involved 932 patients under 40 years of age with ACS in the Silesia region enrolled into the ongoing, prospective PL-ACS registry between January 2006 and December 2014. The composite endpoint involved death, recurrence of ACS, a need for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) within 12 and 36 months after ACS. Compared to men, women under 40 years of age were less frequently smokers (66.1% vs 55.4%, p=0008), had older average age (35.6±4.2 vs 34.7±4.4, p=0.002), more often had unstable angina at admission (29.1% vs 19.3, p