Why the study?
Does female sex worsen long-term survival in patients surviving an acute myocardial infarction?
Population
4,808 hospital survivors of acute myocardial infarction from the SPRINT registry, hospitalized in 13…
Comparison
Female sex vs Male sex
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
12 years
Authors
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May warrant closer post-MI surveillance in women with diabetes; leaves open causal mechanisms and targeted interventions.
Does female sex worsen long-term survival in patients surviving an acute myocardial infarction?
Women surviving an acute myocardial infarction have a cumulative long-term survival disadvantage compared to men, which appears to be largely driven by older age and diabetes mellitus.
Benderly et al. (1997) studied this question.
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