January 9, 2002
View Full PaperSex-Based Analysis of Outcome in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction Treated Predominantly With Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Structured PICO
Do women with acute myocardial infarction treated predominantly with percutaneous coronary intervention have similar outcomes compared to men?
P
Population
Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)
I
Intervention
Reperfusion strategy largely based on percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI)
C
Comparator
Men with AMI treated with the same strategy (sex-based comparison)
O
Outcome
Clinical outcome (not further specified in abstract)
Women with acute myocardial infarction undergoing a PCI-based reperfusion strategy achieve similar outcomes to men despite having a higher baseline clinical risk profile.
Abstract
Despite their more advanced age and greater prevalence of diabetes or hypertension, women with AMI who were treated with a reperfusion strategy largely based on percutaneous coronary interventions show a similar outcome as men.