Sex differences in treatment and prognosis of acute coronary syndrome with interventional management

Female sex has been associated with differences in diagnostic and management of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Our aim was to analyze sex differences in ACS with interventional management in a tertiary care hospital. Patients with ACS admitted to a Spanish tertiary care referral center were included...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Cardiovascular revascularization medicine 2019-03, Vol.20 (3), p.183-186
Hauptverfasser:	Ruiz-Pizarro, Virginia, Ferrera, Carlos, Gómez-Polo, Juan Carlos, Palacios-Rubio, Julián, Rico-García Amado, Carmen, Fernández-Ortiz, Antonio, Viana-Tejedor, Ana
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acute coronary syndrome Acute Coronary Syndrome - diagnostic imaging Acute Coronary Syndrome - mortality Acute Coronary Syndrome - therapy Aged Aged, 80 and over Coronary Angiography Databases, Factual Female Gender Health Status Disparities Healthcare Disparities Hospital Mortality Humans Male Middle Aged Myocardial Revascularization - adverse effects Myocardial Revascularization - mortality Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors - administration & dosage Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors - adverse effects Prognosis Prospective Studies Risk Assessment Risk Factors Sex Factors Spain Tertiary Care Centers Time Factors Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:	Female sex has been associated with differences in diagnostic and management of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Our aim was to analyze sex differences in ACS with interventional management in a tertiary care hospital. Patients with ACS admitted to a Spanish tertiary care referral center were included prospectively and consecutively. All patients included in the study underwent a coronary angiography. From the total cohort of 1214 patients, 290 (24%) were women. Women were older (71 ± 12.8 vs 64 ± 13.4 years, p
ISSN:	1553-8389 1878-0938
DOI:	10.1016/j.carrev.2018.06.021