Contemporary Trends and Age‐Specific Sex Differences in Management and Outcome for Patients With ST‐Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Authors :: Leonardo De Luca
Marco Marini
Lucio Gonzini
Alessandro Boccanelli
Gianni Casella
Francesco Chiarella
Stefano De Servi
Antonio Di Chiara
Giuseppe Di Pasquale
Zoran Olivari
Giorgio Caretta
Laura Lenatti
Michele Massimo Gulizia
Stefano Savonitto
Source :: Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, Vol 5, Iss 12 (2016)
Publication Year :: 2016
Publisher :: Wiley, 2016.
Abstract: BackgroundAge‐ and sex‐specific differences exist in the treatment and outcome of ST‐elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). We sought to describe age‐ and sex‐matched contemporary trends of in‐hospital management and outcome of patients with STEMI. Methods and ResultsWe analyzed data from 5 Italian nationwide prospective registries, conducted between 2001 and 2014, including consecutive patients with STEMI. All the analyses were age‐ and sex‐matched, considering 4 age classes:

Subjects :: percutaneous coronary intervention
registry
sex
ST‐segment elevation myocardial infarction
Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
RC666-701

Language :: English
ISSN :: 20479980
Volume :: 5
Issue :: 12
Database :: Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :: Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: edsdoj.69b7621b1dfb4b49a6b53c4b30c6dad9
Document Type :: article
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.116.004202

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