Sex related differences in short and long term prognosis after acute myocardial infarction: 10 year follow up of 3073 patients in database of first Danish verapamil infarction trial

Abstract Objective: To re-examine the prevailing hypothesis that women fare worse than men after acute myocardial infarction. Design: 10 year follow up of all patients with confirmed acute myocardial infarction registered in the database of the Danish verapamil infarction trial in 1979-81. Setting: 16 coronary care units, covering a fifth of the total Danish population. Patients: 3073 consecutive patients with acute myocardial infarction, 738 (24%) women and 2335 (76%) men. Main outcome measures: Early mortality (before day 15). For patients alive on day 15: mortality, cause of death, admission with recurrent infarction, and mortality after reinfarction. Results: Early mortality increased significantly with age (P