Elderly Women Have Lower Rates of Stroke, Cardiovascular Events, and Mortality After Hospitalization for Transient Ischemic Attack
Lichtman JH, Jones SB, Watanabe E, Allen NB, Wang Y, Howard VJ, Goldstein LB. Elderly Women Have Lower Rates of Stroke, Cardiovascular Events, and Mortality After Hospitalization for Transient Ischemic Attack. Stroke 2009, 40: 2116-2122. PMID: 19228857, PMCID: PMC2757938, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.108.543009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient ischemic attackCoronary artery diseaseArtery diseaseIschemic attackCardiovascular eventsOutcomes 30 daysService Medicare patientsRisk-adjusted analysisProportional hazards modelYears of ageRandom effects logistic modelSex-related differencesSex-based differencesCardiac comorbiditiesTIA admissionsCause readmissionElderly patientsHospital dischargePrior hospitalizationBetter prognosisUnadjusted ratesMedical historyElderly womenMedicare patientsHazards model