Sex Differences in Acute Myocardial Infarction Hospital Management and Outcomes
| Autor: | Dale Glaser, Tomás Romero, Kristina L. Greenwood |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Advanced and Specialized Nursing
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 33:568-575 |
| ISSN: | 1550-5049 0889-4655 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) sex disparities in management and outcomes have long been attributed to multiple factors, although questions regarding their relevance have not been fully addressed. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to identify current factors associated with sex-related AMI management and outcomes disparities in hospitals with comparable quality care standards. METHODS This is a cross-sectional study of 299 women and 540 men with AMI discharged in 2013 from 3 southern California hospitals with tertiary cardiac care. Outcomes (adjusted by demographic/clinical variables using multiple logistic regression) included mortality (in-hospital, 30 days), 30-day readmissions, invasive/revascularization procedures, and quality medication performance measures (aspirin, statins/antilipids, β-blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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