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Women's risk of dying during the first 2 weeks after a myocardial infarction is double that of men.
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Highlights the disparity in post-MI mortality between women and men and the need for equitable cardiac rehabilitation.
Heart disease is a leading cause of premature death in the UK (Peterson and Rayner, 2002). Every year 150000 people suffer a myocardial infarction (MI) (British Heart Foundation, 1999). Heart disease is the number one killer of women in the industrialized world, with MI being the primary cause of death for women who are more than 40 years of age. Meta-analysis of studies suggests that women's risk of dying during the first 2 weeks after a MI is double that of men (Schenck-Gustafsson, 1996).
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Ray Higginson (2003) conducted an editorial in Myocardial infarction. Female sex vs. Male sex was evaluated on Death during the first 2 weeks after a myocardial infarction (Double the risk). Women's risk of dying during the first 2 weeks after a myocardial infarction is double that of men.
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