Sex-Based Differences in Early Mortality after Myocardial Infarction
Vaccarino V, Parsons L, Every N, Barron H, Krumholz H. Sex-Based Differences in Early Mortality after Myocardial Infarction. New England Journal Of Medicine 1999, 341: 217-225. PMID: 10413733, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199907223410401.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyocardial infarctionYears of ageMortality rateSex-based differencesYoung womenMyocardial Infarction 2Odds of deathOverall mortality rateRisk of deathShort-term mortalityHigh-risk groupLogistic regression analysisHigh mortality ratePrognostic factorsEarly mortalityEarly managementMedical historyNational registryClinical severityHigh riskOlder womenInfarctionPatientsHospitalizationWomen