Sex-Based Differences in Presentation, Treatment, and Complications Among Older Adults Hospitalized for Acute Myocardial Infarction
Nanna MG, Hajduk AM, Krumholz HM, Murphy TE, Dreyer RP, Alexander KP, Geda M, Tsang S, Welty FK, Safdar B, Lakshminarayan DK, Chaudhry SI, Dodson JA. Sex-Based Differences in Presentation, Treatment, and Complications Among Older Adults Hospitalized for Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2019, 12: e005691. PMID: 31607145, PMCID: PMC6913190, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.119.005691.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overComorbidityDisability EvaluationFemaleHealth Status DisparitiesHealthcare DisparitiesHumansLife StyleMaleMyocardial RevascularizationNon-ST Elevated Myocardial InfarctionPatient AdmissionPrevalenceProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSex FactorsSocial Determinants of HealthST Elevation Myocardial InfarctionTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionSex-based differencesPercutaneous coronary interventionFunctional impairmentOlder adultsHospital complicationsCoronary interventionOlder patientsCoronary diseaseMyocardial infarctionAge-related functional impairmentsAge-associated functional impairmentsLower ratesPrior coronary diseaseObstructive coronary diseaseProspective observational studyNSTEMI subgroupSTEMI subgroupUnderwent revascularizationAcute myocardialChest painClinical presentationAMI subgroupRisk factorsHigh prevalenceSex Differences in the Use of Statins in Community Practice
Nanna MG, Wang TY, Xiang Q, Goldberg AC, Robinson JG, Roger VL, Virani SS, Wilson PWF, Louie MJ, Koren A, Li Z, Peterson ED, Navar AM. Sex Differences in the Use of Statins in Community Practice. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2019, 12: e005562. PMID: 31416347, PMCID: PMC6903404, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.118.005562.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCardiovascular DiseasesCommunity Health ServicesDyslipidemiasFemaleGuideline AdherenceHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealthcare DisparitiesHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsMaleMedication AdherenceMiddle AgedPractice Guidelines as TopicPractice Patterns, Physicians'Primary PreventionRegistriesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSecondary PreventionSex FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeTreatment RefusalUnited StatesConceptsStatin therapyStatin treatmentStatin useCardiology/American Heart Association cholesterol guidelinesAmerican Heart Association cholesterol guidelinesGuideline-recommended statin intensityHeart Association cholesterol guidelinesSex differencesAggressive lipid managementGuideline-recommended intensityLipid Management (PALM) registrySecondary prevention indicationUse of statinsAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseMultivariable logistic regressionCholesterol guidelinesStatin dosingStatin intensityLipid managementClinical characteristicsNationwide registryPrevention indicationMale patientsManagement RegistryFemale patients