Acute myocardial infarction in women: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

LS Mehta, TM Beckie, HA DeVon, CL Grines… - Circulation, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality in American women. Since 1984,
the annual cardiovascular disease mortality rate has remained greater for women than men; …

Coronary arterial function and disease in women with no obstructive coronary arteries

HR Reynolds, CN Bairey Merz, C Berry… - Circulation …, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Ischemic heart disease (IHD) is the leading cause of mortality in women. While traditional
cardiovascular risk factors play an important role in the development of IHD in women …

Sex differences in the presentation and perception of symptoms among young patients with myocardial infarction: evidence from the VIRGO study (variation in …

JH Lichtman, EC Leifheit, B Safdar, H Bao… - Circulation, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Some studies report that women are less likely to present with chest pain for
acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Information on symptom presentation, perception of …

Sex differences in in-hospital management and outcomes of patients with acute coronary syndrome: findings from the CCC project

Y Hao, J Liu, J Liu, N Yang, SC Smith Jr, Y Huo… - Circulation, 2019 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Coronary heart disease is a leading cause of mortality among women.
Systematic evaluation of the quality of care and outcomes in women hospitalized for acute …

Delayed care and mortality among women and men with myocardial infarction

R Bugiardini, B Ricci, E Cenko, Z Vasiljevic… - Journal of the …, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Women with ST‐segment–elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) have higher
mortality rates than men. We investigated whether sex‐related differences in timely access …

Gender differences in coronary heart disease

RY Khamis, T Ammari, GW Mikhail - Heart, 2016 - heart.bmj.com
The importance of coronary heart disease (CHD) as a disease of both genders tends to be
underappreciated, although in 2014 CHD claimed almost three times more lives than breast …

Cardiovascular disease in the Eastern Mediterranean region: epidemiology and risk factor burden

K Turk-Adawi, N Sarrafzadegan, I Fadhil… - Nature Reviews …, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract The Eastern Mediterranean region (EMR) comprises 22 countries or territories
spanning from Morocco in the west to Pakistan in the east, and contains a population of …

Sex differences in quality indicator attainment for myocardial infarction: a nationwide cohort study

C Wilkinson, O Bebb, TB Dondo, T Munyombwe… - Heart, 2019 - heart.bmj.com
Aim To investigate sex differences in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) guideline-indicated
care as defined by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Acute Cardiovascular Care …

Effect of neprilysin inhibition on left ventricular remodeling in patients with asymptomatic left ventricular systolic dysfunction late after myocardial infarction

KF Docherty, RT Campbell, KJM Brooksbank… - Circulation, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Patients with left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction after myocardial infarction
are at a high risk of developing heart failure. The addition of neprilysin inhibition to renin …

The challenge of admitting the very elderly to intensive care

YL Nguyen, DC Angus, A Boumendil, B Guidet - Annals of intensive care, 2011 - Springer
The aging of the population has increased the demand for healthcare resources. The
number of patients aged 80 years and older admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) …