1. [Influence of gender and place of residence differences on the evolution and mortality of ischemic cardiopathy in Catalonia: a population-based study.]
- Author
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Pepió Espuny M, Ortega Vila Y, Aragonès Benaiges E, Fernández Sáez J, Pallejà Millán M, and Cabré Vila JJ
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- Adult, Male, Humans, Female, Middle Aged, Aged, Risk Factors, Cohort Studies, Spain epidemiology, Residence Characteristics, Myocardial Ischemia epidemiology, Cardiovascular Diseases etiology, Metabolic Syndrome complications, Myocardial Infarction complications
- Abstract
Objective: Some bibliography supports a diagnostic and therapeutic delay in women with high cardiovascular risk. The objective of this paper was to know the incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality in a cohort with Metabolic Syndrome (MetS); analyze possible differences in gender and place of residence, regarding the performance of primary angioplasties in patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD)., Methods: Population cohort study, with SIDIAP database (Sistema de Información para la Investigación en Atención Primaria), in primary care in Catalonia. We selected people of both sexes, between 35-75 years old, exempt from CVD at the beginning (2009), fulfilling MetS criteria (NCEP-ATPIII-National Cholesterol Education Program-Adult Treatment Panel III- criteria diagnoses). We performed descriptive statistics, and ANOVA and Chi-square test to evaluate differences between variables., Results: 167,673 people met MetS criteria (5.2% of the population), 105,969 men (63.2%). 22% of the population belonged to rural areas. Those urban areas with the most socioeconomic differences (urban-1 and urban-5) exhibited the highest incidences of CVD and IHD. We registered 51,129 CVD (30.7%) of which 8,889 were acute myocardial infarctions (AMI) (5,3%) and 24,284 were IHD (14,5%). 1.758 primary angioplasties procedures were performed, 1,467 in men and 291 in women, representing, respectively, 4.4% and 0.9% (p<0.005)., Conclusions: The incidence of IHD and AMI in subjects with MetS is high in Catalonia. There is a difference in the angioplasties performed, according to sex and place of residence. Probably a practical implication would be to detect IHD in time in women with MetS, so that they can benefit from revascularization therapy in the same way as men., Competing Interests: Disclosure The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work.
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- 2023