| Autor: |
Rushd, Jibran, Junaid Alam, Khan, Angela, Hoye |
| Rok vydání: |
2010 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore. 39:173-178 |
| ISSN: |
0304-4602 |
| DOI: |
10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.v39n3p173 |
| Popis: |
Introduction: Prior studies have demonstrated evidence of a disparity in the treatment and outcome of male compared to female patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Materials and Methods: From a dedicated database, we retrospectively analysed all consecutive patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) admitted to our institution for PCI in 2008. Baseline and procedural characteristics as well as complications were then evaluated for male patients (n = 331) as compared with female patients (n = 137). Results: Women were noted to be older at the time of presentation (66.1 ± 10.0 vs 60.7 ± 11.6 years, P |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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