Bridging the gender gap: Insights from a contemporary analysis of sex-related differences in the treatment and outcomes of patients with acute coronary syndromes

American Heart Journal

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 66-73

  Poon, Stephanie ^a   Goodman, Shaun G ^a,b   Yan, Raymond T ^b   Bugiardini, Raffaele ^c   Bierman, Arlene S ^a   Eagle, Kim A ^d   Johnston, Nina ^e   Huynh, Thao ^f   Grondin, Francois R ^g   Schenck Gustafsson, Karin ^h   Yan, Andrew T ^a,b  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN HEART RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^e UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^f MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^g Hotel Dieu de Levis Hospital   (Canada)

^h KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HEPARIN; THIENOPYRIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY; ANTICOAGULANTS; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REGISTRIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 83455164862     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2011.09.025     Document Type: Article

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