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Sex-Based Differences in Presentation, Treatment, and Complications Among Older Adults Hospitalized for Acute Myocardial Infarction: The SILVER-AMI Study.
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Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes [Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes] 2019 Oct; Vol. 12 (10), pp. e005691. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Oct 14. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Background: Studies of sex-based differences in older adults with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) have yielded mixed results. We, therefore, sought to evaluate sex-based differences in presentation characteristics, treatments, functional impairments, and in-hospital complications in a large, well-characterized population of older adults (≥75 years) hospitalized with AMI.<br />Methods and Results: We analyzed data from participants enrolled in SILVER-AMI (Comprehensive Evaluation of Risk Factors in Older Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction)-a prospective observational study consisting of 3041 older patients (44% women) hospitalized for AMI. Participants were stratified by AMI subtype (ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction [STEMI] and non-STEMI [NSTEMI]) and subsequently evaluated for sex-based differences in clinical presentation, functional impairments, management, and in-hospital complications. Among the study sample, women were slightly older than men (NSTEMI: 82.1 versus 81.3, P <0.001; STEMI: 82.2 versus 80.6, P <0.001) and had lower rates of prior coronary disease. Women in the NSTEMI subgroup presented less frequently with chest pain as their primary symptom. Age-associated functional impairments at baseline were more common in women in both AMI subgroups (cognitive impairment, NSTEMI: 20.6% versus 14.3%, P <0.001; STEMI: 20.6% versus 12.4%, P =0.001; activities of daily living disability, NSTEMI: 19.7% versus 11.4%, P <0.001; STEMI: 14.8% versus 6.4%, P <0.001; impaired functional mobility, NSTEMI: 44.5% versus 30.7%, P <0.001; STEMI: 39.4% versus 22.0%, P <0.001). Women with AMI had lower rates of obstructive coronary disease (NSTEMI: P <0.001; STEMI: P =0.02), driven by lower rates of 3-vessel or left main disease than men (STEMI: 38.8% versus 58.7%; STEMI: 24.3% versus 32.1%), and underwent revascularization less commonly (NSTEMI: 55.6% versus 63.6%, P <0.001; STEMI: 87.3% versus 93.3%, P =0.01). Rates of bleeding were higher among women with STEMI (26.2% versus 15.6%, P <0.001) but not NSTEMI (17.8% versus 15.7%, P =0.21). Women had a higher frequency of bleeding following percutaneous coronary intervention with both NSTEMI (11.0% versus 7.8%, P =0.04) and STEMI (22.6% versus 14.8%, P =0.02).<br />Conclusions: Among older adults hospitalized with AMI, women had a higher prevalence of age-related functional impairments and, among the STEMI subgroup, a higher incidence of overall bleeding events, which was driven by higher rates of nonmajor bleeding events and bleeding following percutaneous coronary intervention. These differences may have important implications for in-hospital and posthospitalization needs.
- Subjects :
- Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Comorbidity
Disability Evaluation
Female
Humans
Life Style
Male
Non-ST Elevated Myocardial Infarction diagnosis
Prevalence
Prospective Studies
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction diagnosis
Sex Factors
Social Determinants of Health
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
United States epidemiology
Health Status Disparities
Healthcare Disparities
Myocardial Revascularization adverse effects
Non-ST Elevated Myocardial Infarction epidemiology
Non-ST Elevated Myocardial Infarction therapy
Patient Admission
ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction epidemiology
ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction therapy
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1941-7705
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 31607145
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.119.005691