Lower Post Myocardial Infarction Mortality Among Women Treated at Veterans Affairs Hospitals Compared to Men
| Autor: | Tahereh Soleimani, Masoor Kamalesh, Srikant Devaraj, Marat Fudim, Samer Ajam, Tarek Ajam |
|---|---|
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Male
medicine.medical_specialty Hospitals Veterans Laboratory.chemistry Population Myocardial Infarction 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Article Post myocardial infarction 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Health care medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Myocardial infarction Mortality education Veterans Affairs Aged Veterans education.field_of_study business.industry General Medicine medicine.disease United States Treatment Outcome Mortality data Heart failure Emergency medicine Female business Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Am J Med Sci |
| ISSN: | 0002-9629 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.amjms.2019.12.005 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND: There is conflicting evidence about whether mortality after myocardial infarction (MI) is higher among women than among men. This study aimed to compare sex differences in post myocardial infarction mortality in the Veterans Affairs system, a setting where the predominant subjects are men. METHODS: The Veterans Affairs Corporate Data Warehouse inpatient and laboratory chemistry databases were used to identify patients diagnosed with acute myocardial infarction from inpatient records from January 1(st), 2005 to April 25(th), 2015. Mortality data was obtained through the VA’s death registry. RESULTS: A total of 130,241 patients were identified; 127,711 men (98%) and 2,530 women (2%). Men typically had more comorbidities including congestive heart failure (54% vs 46%, p value |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|