Differences in risk factors for acute coronary syndromes between men and women

Acta Cardiologica

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 251-255

  Kurtulmus, Neslihan ^a,c   Bos, Serap ^a   Arslan, Senem ^a   Kurt, Tulin ^a   Tukek, Tufan ^a   Ince, Nurhan ^b  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndromes; Cardiovascular risk factors

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANGINA PECTORIS; BODY MASS INDEX; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; TURKEY;

EID: 34250358330     PISSN: 00015385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2143/AC.62.3.2020813     Document Type: Article

References (29)

1. Fuster V, Badimon L, Badimon J, Chesebro JH. The pathogenesis of coronary artery disease and the acute coronary syndromes. N Engl J Med 1992; 326: 310-8.
2. Joint European Societies Recommendations on prevention of Coronary Heart Disease in Clinical Practice. Summary of Recommendations by the Second Joint Task Force. Eur Heart J 1998; 19: 1434-503.
3. Braunwald E. Unstable angina: a classification. Circulation 1989; 80: 410-4.
4. Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults. Executive Summary of The Third Report of The National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, And Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol In Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III). JAMA 2001; 285: 2486-97.
5. Kennon S, Suliman A, MacCallum PK, Ranjadayalan K, Wilkinson P, Timmis AD. Clinical characteristics determining the mode of presentation in patients with acute coronary syndromes. J Am Coll Cardiol 1998; 32: 2018-22.
6. Jee SH, Appel LJ, Suh I, Whelton PK, Kim IS. Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in South Korean adults: results from the Korea Medical Insurance Corporation (KMIC) Study. Ann Epidemiol 1998; 8: 14-21.
7. Ranjith N, Verho NK, Verho M, Winkelmann BR. Acute myocardial infarction in a young South African Indian-based population: patient characteristics on admission and gender-specific risk factor prevalence. Curr Med Res Opin 2002; 18: 242-8.
8. Castela S, Duarte R, Reis RP, Correia MJ, Toste J, Carmelo V, Cardim N, Adao M, Correia JM. Acute coronary syndromes in smokers: clinical and angiographic characterictics. Rev Port Cardiol 2004; 23: 697-705.
9. Cullen P, Schulte H, Assmann G. The Münster Heart Study (PROCAM): total mortality in middle-aged men is increased at low total and LDL cholesterol concentrations in smokers but not in nonsmokers. Circulation 1997; 96: 2128-36.
10. Perers E, Caidahl K, Herlitz J, Sjolin M, Karlson BW, Karlsson T, Hartford M. Spectrum of acute coronary syndromes: history and clinical presentation in relation to sex and age. Cardiology 2004; 102: 67-76.
11. Chrysohoou C, Panagiotakos DB, Pitsavos C, Kokkinos P, Marinakis N, Stefanadis C, Toutouzas PK. Gender differences on the risk evaluation of acute coronary syndromes: the CARDIO2000 study. Prev Cardiol 2003; 6: 71-7.
12. Lerner DJ, Kannel WB. Patterns of coronary heart disease morbidity and mortality in the sexes: a 26-year follow-up of the Framingham population. Am Heart J 1986; 111: 383-90.
13. Herrington DM. Sex hormones and normal cardiovascular physiology in women. In: Julian DG, Wenger NK, eds. Women and heart disease. St. Louis; Mosby-Year Book, 1997: 243-64.
14. Kesteloot H, Sasaki S. On the relationship between nutrition, sex hormones and high-density lipoproteins in women. Acta Cardiol 1993; 48: 355-63.
15. Sobel BE, Schneider DJ. Cardiovascular complications in diabetes mellitus. Curr Opin Pharmacol 2005; 5: 143-8.
16. Hennekens CH. Risk factors for coronary heart disease in women. Cardiol Clin 1998; 1: 1-8.
17. Chobanian AV, Bakris GL, Black HR, Cushman WC, Green LA, Izzo JL Jr, Jones DW, Materson BJ, Oparil S, Wright JT Jr, Roccella EJ; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure; National High Blood Pressure Education Program Coordinating Committee. The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure: the JNC 7 report. JAMA 2003; 289: 2560-72.
18. Blache D. Involvement of hydrogen and lipid peroxides in acute tobacco-induced platelet hyperactivity. Am J Physiol 1995; 268: 679-85.
19. Simpson AJ, Gray RS, Moore NR, Booth NA. The effects of chronic smoking on the fibrinolytic potential of plasma and platelets. Br J Haematol 1997; 97: 208-13.
20. Celermajer DS, Sorensen KE, Georgakopoulos D, Bull C, Thomas O, Robinson J, Deanfield JE. Cigarette smoking is associated with dose related and potentially reversible impairment of endotelial-dependent arterial dilation in healty young adults. Circulation 1993; 88: 2149-55.
21. Guidelines Subcommitee of the World Health Organization: World Health Organization - International Society of Hypertension Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension. J Hypertens 1999; 17: 151-93.
22. Wilhelmsson C, Vedin JA, Elmfeldt D, Tibblin G, Wilhelmsen L. Smoking and myocardial infarction. Lancet 1975; 22: 415-20.
23. Lee GH, Su DH, Su DH, Fong AC, Chow YH. Screening for hypercholesterolaemia in patients with other risk factors for coronary heart disease. Singapore Med J 1999; 40: 397-401.
24. La Rosa JC, Hle J, Vupputuri S. Effect of statins on risk of coronary disease. A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. JAMA 1999; 282: 2340-6.
25. Liao JK. Beyond lipid lowering: the role of statins in vascular protection. Int J Cardiol 2002; 86: 5-18.
26. Rao SV, Donahue M, Pi-Sunyer X, Fuster V. Obesity as a risk factor in coronary artery disease. Am Heart J 2001; 142: 1102-7.
27. Gaziano JM, Gaziano TA, Glynn RJ, Sesso HD, Ajani UA, Stampfer MJ, Manson JE, Hennekens CH, Buring JE. Light-to-moderate alcohol consumption and mortality in the Physicians' health Study enrollment cohort. J Am Coll Cardiol 2000; 35: 96-105.
28. Femia R, Natali A, L'Abbate A, Ferrannini E. Coronary atherosclerosis and alcohol consumption: angiographic and mortality data. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2006; 26: 1607-12.
29. Onat A. Risk factors and cardiovascular disease in Turkey. Atherosclerosis 2001; 156: 1-10.