Specific sex and gender factors of pericarditis in women
| Autor: | Teresa López-Sobrino, P.L Cepas Guillen, M Izquierdo, Òscar Miró, A Aldea, Gemma Martínez-Nadal, Beatriz López-Barbeito, A Matas, Rut Andrea |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | European Heart Journal. 41 |
| ISSN: | 1522-9645 0195-668X |
| DOI: | 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.3176 |
| Popis: | Introduction Pericarditis is relatively common in clinical practice and may present as an isolated disease or as a manifestation of a systemic disease. There is an important sex-gap in the evidence on cardiovascular diseases, whereas it is unclear if there are sex-specific differences in the features of patients with acute pericarditis (AP). Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the presence of specific sex and gender factors of pericarditis in women. Material and methods We retrospectively included all consecutive patients admitted with acute pericarditis (AP) in an emergency department (ED) of a tertiary care center between 2008 and 2018. Patients without acute pericarditis diagnosis criteria were excluded. We collected patients' baseline characteristics and management data. Recurrence and complicated related to AP at 30-days and 1-year follow-up were assessed. Results A total of 729 patients (mean age 42±17.2 years, 33% females) were analyzed. Women were older than men (47.5 yo vs 40 yo, P0.05; 14% vs 13%. P>0.05; respectively). Conclusion In our cohort, women with AP attended ED later than men and were less likely to present with typical AP changes in the electrocardiogram. Moreover, women are more commonly affected by specific forms of pericarditis related to autoimmune disease. However, follow-up did not show differences related to gender. Funding Acknowledgement Type of funding source: None |
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