Sex Differences in In-hospital Management and Outcomes of Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome: Findings from the Improving Care for Cardiovascular Disease in China (CCC) Project.

CONCLUSIONS: Women hospitalized for ACS in China less frequently received acute treatments and strategies for secondary prevention than men. The observed sex differences in in-hospital mortality were mainly due to worse clinical profiles and fewer evidence-based acute treatments provided to women with ACS. Specially targeted quality improvement programs may be warranted to narrow sex-related disparities in quality of care and outcomes in patients with ACS.
CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION: URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT02306616.
PMID: 30667281 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Circulation - January 22, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Hao Y, Liu J, Liu J, Yang N, Smith SC, Huo Y, Fonarow GC, Ge J, Taubert KA, Morgan L, Zhou M, Xing Y, Ma CS, Han Y, Zhao D, CCC-ACS Investigators Tags: Circulation Source Type: research