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