Contemporary Sex-Based Differences by Age in Presenting Characteristics, Use of an Early Invasive Strategy, and Inhospital Mortality in Patients With Non-ST-Segment-Elevation Myocardial Infarction in the United States [Coronary Artery Disease]

Conclusions—
Although women were less likely to be treated with an early invasive strategy compared with men, the lower use of an early invasive strategy was not responsible for the higher crude inhospital mortality in women, which could be entirely explained by older age and higher comorbidity burden.

Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions - January 8, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Gupta, T., Kolte, D., Khera, S., Agarwal, N., Villablanca, P. A., Goel, K., Patel, K., Aronow, W. S., Wiley, J., Bortnick, A. E., Aronow, H. D., Abbott, J. D., Pyo, R. T., Panza, J. A., Menegus, M. A., Rihal, C. S., Fonarow, G. C., Garcia, M. J., Bhatt, D Tags: Mortality/Survival, Acute Coronary Syndromes, Coronary Artery Disease Source Type: research