In-Hospital and Long-Term Mortality in Women With Acute Myocardial Infarction Treated by Primary Angioplasty

Mortality and morbidity after ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) are higher in women than men. It is not clear whether reperfusion by elective treatment with primary angioplasty can improve the poor prognosis in women with this condition. The objective of this study was to determine the effe...

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Published in:Revista española de cardiologia 2006-11, Vol.59 (11), p.1113-1122
Main Authors: Hurtado-Martínez, José, Pinar-Bermúdez, Eduardo, Teruel-Carrillo, Francisca, Gimeno-Blanes, Juan R., Lacunza-Ruiz, Javier, Valdesuso, Raúl, García-Alberola, Arcadio, Valdés-Chavarri, Mariano
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Language:eng ; spa
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Aged
An-gioplastia primaria
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Hospital Mortality
Humans
Infarto de miocardio
Male
Middle Aged
Mujeres
Myocardial infarction
Myocardial Infarction - mortality
Myocardial Infarction - therapy
Primary angioplasty
Prognosis
Prospective Studies
Sex
Sex Factors
Sexo
Time Factors
Women
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Summary:Mortality and morbidity after ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) are higher in women than men. It is not clear whether reperfusion by elective treatment with primary angioplasty can improve the poor prognosis in women with this condition. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of sex on clinical characteristics, and on in-hospital and long-term outcomes in patients with STEMI undergoing reperfusion by primary angioplasty. A prospective observational study was performed in 838 consecutive patients with STEMI treated by primary angioplasty at a single hospital. Of these, 183 (22%) were women. Women were older (70 years vs 62 years; P
ISSN:1885-5857
0300-8932
1885-5857
DOI:10.1016/S1885-5857(07)60060-7