GENDER DIFFERENCES IN MORTALITY AFTER MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
1998; Elsevier BV; Volume: 16; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/s0733-8651(05)70383-0
ISSN1558-2264
AutoresAnju Nohria, Viola Vaccarino, Harlan M. Krumholz,
Tópico(s)Sex and Gender in Healthcare
ResumoCoronary heart disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Although coronary heart disease is more prevalent in men, it accounts for approximately one third of all deaths in women and is the leading cause of death in women over the age of 50 years.3 Several hospital and community-based studies as well as large clinical trials have compared the prognosis in men and women after a myocardial infarction. These studies have shown that women sustaining a myocardial infarction have a higher unadjusted mortality during hospitalization and within the first month after their index event.62 This article examines whether the apparent worse short-term prognosis in women can be explained by differences in the epidemiology of coronary artery disease in men and women and its treatment.
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