2023
Sex Difference in Outcomes of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Young Patients
Sawano M, Lu Y, Caraballo C, Mahajan S, Dreyer R, Lichtman J, D'Onofrio G, Spatz E, Khera R, Onuma O, Murugiah K, Spertus J, Krumholz H. Sex Difference in Outcomes of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Young Patients. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2023, 81: 1797-1806. PMID: 37137590, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2023.03.383.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionNoncardiac hospitalizationsSubdistribution HRYounger patientsMyocardial infarctionSex differencesYoung womenCause-specific hospitalizationsCause of hospitalizationWorse health statusSignificant sex disparityNoncardiovascular hospitalizationsVIRGO StudyIndex episodeAdverse outcomesIncidence rateHospitalizationHigh riskSex disparitiesHealth statusPatientsU.S. hospitalsWomenInfarctionOutcomes
2015
Sex Differences in Reperfusion in Young Patients With ST-Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction
D'Onofrio G, Safdar B, Lichtman JH, Strait KM, Dreyer RP, Geda M, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM. Sex Differences in Reperfusion in Young Patients With ST-Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Circulation 2015, 131: 1324-1332. PMID: 25792558, PMCID: PMC4652789, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.114.012293.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionReperfusion therapyAcute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionProspective observational cohort studyYoung AMI Patients (VIRGO) studyTime guidelinesYoung womenObservational cohort studyProportion of patientsElevation myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionYears of ageSex differencesPatients 18Reperfusion strategyCohort studyCoronary interventionFibrinolytic therapyNeedle timeYounger patientsReperfusion delayRatio of womenReperfusion guidelinesSex disparities