Sex Versus Gender-Related Characteristics Which Predicts Outcome after Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Young?

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 127-135

  Pelletier, Roxanne ^a   Khan, Nadia A ^b   Cox, Jafna ^c   Daskalopoulou, Stella S ^a   Eisenberg, Mark J ^a   Bacon, Simon L ^d   Lavoie, Kim L ^e   Daskupta, Kaberi ^a   Rabi, Doreen ^f   Humphries, Karin H ^b   Norris, Colleen M ^g   Thanassoulis, George ^a   Behlouli, Hassan ^a   Pilote, Louise ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^d Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

epidemiology; feminine gender roles and traits; Key Words adverse cardiovascular outcomes; premature acute coronary syndrome; stress; women

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FEMININITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASCULINITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX ROLE; TREND STUDY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84959311099     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.10.067     Document Type: Article

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