Closing the gender gap (but not the generation gap) in acute coronary syndromes

Puja B Parikh; John P Reilly

doi:10.1002/ccd.28059

Closing the gender gap (but not the generation gap) in acute coronary syndromes

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2019 Mar 1;93(4):E259-E260. doi: 10.1002/ccd.28059.

Authors

Puja B Parikh¹, John P Reilly¹

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY.

PMID: 30859727
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.28059

Abstract

In patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) undergoing coronary angiography, elderly women have nearly 50% lower rates of adverse events compared to elderly men, primarily driven by lower cardiovascular mortality. Nonelderly men and women patients with ACS have similar risk-adjusted rates of adverse events. Elderly ACS patients have lower rates of and delays in coronary revascularization than younger patients.

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MeSH terms

Acute Coronary Syndrome*
Aged
Coronary Angiography
Female
Humans
Intergenerational Relations
Male
Sex Factors