Acute myocardial infarction in women. Initial characteristics, management and early outcome. The FAST-MI registry

T. Simon, E. Puymirat, V. Lucke, N. Bouabdallaoui, T. Lognoné, N. Aissaoui, S. Cohen, G. Ashrafpoor, G. Roul, B. Jouve, G. Levy, S. Charpentier, G. Grollier, J. Ferrières, N. Danchin

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Abstract

Population: Three thousand and seventy-nine patients hospitalised for ST-elevation (STEMI) or non-ST-elevation (NSTEMI) myocardial infarction in 213French centres during a 1-month period at the end of 2010. Results: Women account for 27% of the population and more frequently present with NSTEMI. They are 9years older than men on average, although 25% of women with STEMI are less than 60years of age. Management of STEMI is similar, after adjustment for baseline characteristics. However, fewer women are treated with primary percutaneous coronary angioplasty. In NSTEMI, although use of coronary angiography is similar, fewer women get treated with angioplasty. Most medications are used in a similar way in men and women, except thienopyridines, with fewer women receive prasugrel. After adjustment, in-hospital mortality is similar for men and women. Conclusion: Myocardial infarction is not specific to men: one out of four patients admitted for myocardial infarction is a woman. Initial management is rather similar for men and women, after taking into account differences in baseline characteristics. Percutaneous coronary angioplasty, however, remains less frequently used in women. In-hospital complications have become rarer and do not differ according to sex.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)221-226
Number of pages6
JournalAnnales de Cardiologie et d'Angeiologie
Volume62
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2013

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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