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ArticleClinical cardiology2021

Gender differences in acute myocardial infarction-A nationwide German real-life analysis from 2014 to 2017.

Leonie Kuehnemund, Jeanette Koeppe, Jannik Feld, Achim Wiederhold, Julia Illner, Lena Makowski, Joachim Gerß, Holger Reinecke, Eva Freisinger

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Article in Clinical cardiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05619601 (Gender Differences in Prevention Strategies and Therapeutic Adherence After Acute Myocardial Infarction - GENAMI PREVENTION), which is not on this map. Cited by 37 papers.

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NCT05619601 completednot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Gender Differences in Prevention Strategies and Therapeutic Adherence After Acute Myocardial Infarction - GENAMI PREVENTION

Typeobservational_patient_registrySponsorSpanish Society of CardiologyRan2023 to 2026Enrolled530ConditionsGender Differences, Adherence, Medication, Therapeutic Adherence, Type 1 Acute Myocardial Infarction
3 · Its place in the literature

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37 citing papers in PubMed, 64 citations in OpenAlex.

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  17. Sex-based analysis of NSTEMI processes of care and outcomes by hospital: a nationwide cohort study.European heart journal. Quality of care & clinical outcomes · 2024
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  19. OECD indicator 'AMI 30-day mortality' is neither comparable between countries nor suitable as indicator for quality of acute care.Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Leonie KuehnemundUniversity Hospital Muenster, Cardiol., Dept. of Cardiology I - Coronary and Peripheral Vascular Disease, Heart Failure, Muenster, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3430-5895
Jeanette KoeppeInstitute of Biostatistics and Clinical Research, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany.
Jannik FeldInstitute of Biostatistics and Clinical Research, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany.
Achim WiederholdUniversity Hospital Muenster, Cardiol., Dept. of Cardiology I - Coronary and Peripheral Vascular Disease, Heart Failure, Muenster, Germany.
Julia IllnerUniversity Hospital Muenster, Cardiol., Dept. of Cardiology I - Coronary and Peripheral Vascular Disease, Heart Failure, Muenster, Germany.
Lena MakowskiUniversity Hospital Muenster, Cardiol., Dept. of Cardiology I - Coronary and Peripheral Vascular Disease, Heart Failure, Muenster, Germany.
Joachim GerßInstitute of Biostatistics and Clinical Research, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany.
Holger ReineckeUniversity Hospital Muenster, Cardiol., Dept. of Cardiology I - Coronary and Peripheral Vascular Disease, Heart Failure, Muenster, Germany.
Eva FreisingerUniversity Hospital Muenster, Cardiol., Dept. of Cardiology I - Coronary and Peripheral Vascular Disease, Heart Failure, Muenster, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4409-3179
University Hospital Münster · DE

Funding

Open Access Publication Fund of the University of MuensterThe study was conducted within the framework of the GenderVasc project (Gender-specific real care situation of patients with arteriosclerotic cardiovascular diseases; innovation fonds 2019 of the joint federal committee; g-BA). GenderVasc is a cooperation project with the AOK health insurance federal association and the Scientific Institute of the AOK (WIdO). 01VSF18051
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFemale sex was reported to be associated with an unfavorable outcome in acute myocardial infarction (AMI). In this nationwide analysis we assessed sex differences in acute outcomes of AMI and recent trends in patient healthcare.

methodsWe analyzed 875 735 German cases hospitalized with a main diagnosis of ST- (STEMI) and non ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) between January 01 2014 and December 31 2017 regarding morbidity, in-hospital mortality and treatments. A multivariable logistic regression model was designed to evaluate the use of interventions and their impact on in-hospital mortality.

resultsSTEMI cases decreased from 72 894 in 2014 to 68 213 in 2017, with 70% assignable to men. Female sex was associated with older age (74 vs. 62 years), and higher prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors such as chronic kidney disease (19.2% vs. 12.5%), hypertension (69.0% vs. 65.0%) and left ventricular heart failure (36.0% vs. 32.1%). In NSTEMI, female sex was also associated with older age (78 vs. 71 years), and higher prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors such as chronic kidney disease (29.7% vs. 23.9%), hypertension (77.4% vs. 74.5%) and left ventricular heart failure (40.5% vs. 36.4%). Overall, 74.3% of female and 81.3% of male STEMI cases received percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI, p < 0.001). In NSTEMI, PCI was performed in 40.8% of female and 52.0% of male cases (p < 0.001). In-hospital mortality was notably increased in female patients with STEMI (15.0% vs. 9.6%; p < 0.001; OR 1.07; 95% CI 1.03-1.10) and NSTEMI (8.3% vs. 6.3%; p < 0.001; OR 0.91; 95% CI 0.89-0.93) compared to males.

conclusionsOur nationwide real-world data document that in-patient STEMI cases continue to decrease in women and men. The observed higher in-hospital mortality in women was largely attributed to a more unfavorable risk and age distribution rather than to female-intrinsic factors. Women with AMI continue to be less likely to receive revascularization therapies.

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Myocardial InfarctionPercutaneous Coronary InterventionST Elevation Myocardial InfarctionAgedFemaleHospital MortalityHumansMaleRegistriesRisk FactorsSex CharacteristicsSex Factorsacute coronary syndromeepidemiologygenderhealth care researchmultivariable logistic regression analysiswomen

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