Association of Sex with Outcome in Elderly Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

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BACKGROUND: Worse outcomes have been reported for women, compared with men, after an acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Whether this difference persists in elderly patients undergoing similar invasive treatment has not been studied. We investigated sex-related differences in 1-year outcome of elderly acute coronary syndrome patients treated by percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

METHODS: Patients 75 years and older successfully treated with PCI were selected among those enrolled in 3 Italian multicenter studies. Cox regression analysis was used to assess the independent predictive value of sex on outcome at 12-month follow-up.

RESULTS: A total of 2035 patients (44% women) were included. Women were older and most likely to present with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), diabetes, hypertension, and renal dysfunction; men were more frequently overweight, with multivessel coronary disease, prior myocardial infarction, and revascularizations. Overall, no sex disparity was found about all-cause (8.3% vs 7%, P = .305) and cardiovascular mortality (5.7% vs 4.1%, P = .113). Higher cardiovascular mortality was observed in women after STEMI (8.8%) vs 5%, P = .041), but not after non ST-elevation-ACS (3.5% vs 3.7%, P = .999). A sensitivity analysis excluding patients with prior coronary events (N = 1324, 48% women) showed a significantly higher cardiovascular death in women (5.4% vs 2.9%, P = .025). After adjustment for baseline clinical variables, female sex did not predict adverse outcome.

CONCLUSIONS: Elderly men and women with ACS show different clinical presentation and baseline risk profile. After successful PCI, unadjusted 1-year cardiovascular mortality was significantly higher in women with STEMI and in those with a first coronary event. However, female sex did not predict cardiovascular mortality after adjustment for the different baseline variables.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:134

Enthalten in:

The American journal of medicine - 134(2021), 9 vom: 01. Sept., Seite 1135-1141.e1

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

De Rosa, Roberta [VerfasserIn]
Morici, Nuccia [VerfasserIn]
De Luca, Giuseppe [VerfasserIn]
De Luca, Leonardo [VerfasserIn]
Ferri, Luca A [VerfasserIn]
Piatti, Luigi [VerfasserIn]
Tortorella, Giovanni [VerfasserIn]
Grosseto, Daniele [VerfasserIn]
Franco, Nicoletta [VerfasserIn]
Misuraca, Leonardo [VerfasserIn]
Sganzerla, Paolo [VerfasserIn]
Cacucci, Michele [VerfasserIn]
Antonicelli, Roberto [VerfasserIn]
Cavallini, Claudio [VerfasserIn]
Lenatti, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Leuzzi, Chiara [VerfasserIn]
Murena, Ernesto [VerfasserIn]
Ravera, Amelia [VerfasserIn]
Ferrario, Maurizio [VerfasserIn]
Corrada, Elena [VerfasserIn]
Colombo, Delia [VerfasserIn]
Prati, Francesco [VerfasserIn]
Piscione, Federico [VerfasserIn]
Petronio, A Sonia [VerfasserIn]
Galasso, Gennaro [VerfasserIn]
De Servi, Stefano [VerfasserIn]
Savonitto, Stefano [VerfasserIn]
Italian Elderly ACS Collaboration [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acute coronary syndrome
Elderly
Journal Article
Percutaneous coronary intervention
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 09.09.2021

Date Revised 09.09.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.amjmed.2021.03.025

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NLM325227799