| Autor: |
Chuey Yan Lee, Noran N Hairi, Wan Azman Wan Ahmad, Omar Ismail, Houng Bang Liew, Robaayah Zambahari, Rosli Mohd Ali, Alan Yean Yip Fong, Kui Hian Sim, NCVD-PCI Investigators |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2013 |
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| Zdroj: |
PLoS ONE, Vol 8, Iss 8, p e72382 (2013) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1932-6203 |
| DOI: |
10.1371/journal.pone.0072382 |
| Popis: |
OBJECTIVES: To assess whether gender differences exist in the clinical presentation, angiographic severity, management and outcomes in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). METHODS: The study comprised of 1,961 women and 8,593 men who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and were included in the Malaysian NCVD-PCI Registry from 2007-2009. Significant stenosis was defined as ≥70% stenosis in at least one of the epicardial vessels. RESULTS: Women were significantly older and had significantly higher rates of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, chronic renal failure, new onset angina and prior history of heart failure whereas smokers and past history of myocardial infarction were higher in men. In the ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) cohort, more women were in Killip class III-IV, had longer door-to-balloon time (169.5 min. vs 127.3 min, p |
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