Why the study?
What is the long-term prognosis of patients with stable angina pectoris compared to a matched reference population?
Population
809 patients with stable angina pectoris < 70 years from the APSIS trial, and an age and sex matched…
Comparison
Initial double-blind treatment with metoprolol… vs Age and sex matched reference population from…
Design
Cohort, Original trial was double-blind; follow-up was registry-based.
Follow-up
median 9.1 years
Authors
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Supports incorporating sex into stable angina prognosis models; hypothesis-generating and should not change practice without further evidence.
What is the long-term prognosis of patients with stable angina pectoris compared to a matched reference population?
In patients with stable angina, women have a long-term mortality similar to the general population, whereas men have an increased risk of death, particularly in the first three years.
Paul Hjemdahl (2005) studied this question.
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