Sex-related differences after contemporary primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.

CONCLUSION: In our consecutive unselected patient population, women had similar 1-year outcomes to men matched for age and diabetes, after contemporary primary PCI for STEMI, despite having a higher risk profile at baseline.
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Source: Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases - April 27, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Barthélémy O, Degrell P, Berman E, Kerneis M, Petroni T, Silvain J, Payot L, Choussat R, Collet JP, Helft G, Montalescot G, Le Feuvre C Tags: Arch Cardiovasc Dis Source Type: research