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:...

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Published in:BMJ 1996-07, Vol.313 (7050), p.137-140
Main Authors: Galatius, Jensen S, Launbjerg, J, Mortensen, L Spange, Hansen, J Fischer
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiology
Cardiology. Vascular system
Cause of Death
Causes of death
Confidence intervals
Coronary care units
Coronary heart disease
Denmark - epidemiology
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Heart
Heart attacks
Humans
Male
Medical prognosis
Medical sciences
Men
Middle Aged
Mortality
Myocardial infarction
Myocardial Infarction - drug therapy
Myocardial Infarction - mortality
Population
Prognosis
Proportional Hazards Models
Recurrence
Regression analysis
Risk Factors
Sex Factors
Studies
Verapamil - therapeutic use
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Summary: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
ISSN:0959-8138
0959-8146
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.313.7050.137