Gender Differences in Hospital Mortality and Use of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Acute Myocardial Infarction | Zendy

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Gender Differences in Hospital Mortality and Use of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Acute Myocardial Infarction

Author(s) -

Carine Milcent,

Brigitte Dormont,

Isabelle DurandZaleski,

Philippe Gabríel Steg

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.106.664979

Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , percutaneous coronary intervention , mortality rate , psychological intervention , revascularization , cardiology , logistic regression , emergency medicine , psychiatry

Women with acute myocardial infarction have a higher hospital mortality rate than men. This difference has been ascribed to their older age, more frequent comorbidities, and less frequent use of revascularization. The aim of this study is to assess these factors in relation to excess mortality in women.

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