Abstract
The type of acute coronary syndrome may account for different prognoses between men and women after myocardial infarction. This study assessed gender differences in 28-day mortality rates for first or recurrent Q-wave and non-Q-wave myocardial infarctions and unstable angina by using data from 5 registries that included 20,836 patients (24.8% women). Mortality rates were higher in women with first Q-wave myocardial infarction but not in the other patients after adjusting for confounding variables.
Publication types
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Comparative Study
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Angina, Unstable / diagnosis*
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Angina, Unstable / drug therapy
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Angina, Unstable / mortality
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Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
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Coronary Angiography
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Coronary Disease / diagnosis*
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Coronary Disease / drug therapy
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Coronary Disease / mortality
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Electrocardiography*
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Female
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Fibrinolytic Agents / therapeutic use
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis*
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Myocardial Infarction / drug therapy
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Myocardial Infarction / mortality
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Prognosis
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Recurrence
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Sex Factors
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Spain / epidemiology
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Survival Analysis
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Time Factors