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Myocardial Infarction
Gender differences in treatment of myocardial infarction analyzed
October 6th, 2005
Gender differences in the treatment of myocardial infarction were analyzed in a recent study by U.S. investigators. "The standard of care for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is prompt coronary reperfusion with thrombolysis or percutaneous coronary intervention." According to researchers at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, "Women have higher mortality rates than men following STEMI and fewer women are considered eligible for reperfusion therapy." M. Cohen and colleagues "analyzed the impact of gender, and other factors, on the outcome and treatment of STEMI in the TETAMI trial and registry. This exploratory analysis included 2741...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-10-06)
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