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Sex Differences in 1-Year Rehospitalization for Heart Failure and Myocardial Infarction After Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Zheng, H; Foo, LL; Tan, HC; Richards, AM; Chan, SP; Lee, C-H; Low, AFH; ... Chan, MY; + view all (2019) Sex Differences in 1-Year Rehospitalization for Heart Failure and Myocardial Infarction After Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. The American Journal of Cardiology , 123 (12) pp. 1935-1940. 10.1016/j.amjcard.2019.03.021. Green open access

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Abstract

It is unclear whether universal access to primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) may reduce sex differences in 1-year rehospitalization for heart failure (HF) and myocardial infarction (MI) after ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). We studied 7,597 consecutive STEMI patients (13.8% women, n = 1,045) who underwent pPCI from January 2007 to December 2013. Cox regression models adjusted for competing risk from death were used to assess sex differences in rehospitalization for HF and MI within 1 year from discharge. Compared with men, women were older (median age 67.6 vs 56.0 years, p < 0.001) with higher prevalence of co-morbidities and multivessel disease. Women had longer median door-to-balloon time (76 vs 66 minutes, p < 0.001) and were less likely to receive drug-eluting stents (19.5% vs 24.1%, p = 0.001). Of the medications prescribed at discharge, fewer women received aspirin (95.8% vs 97.6%, p = 0.002) and P2Y12 antagonists (97.6% vs 98.5%, p = 0.039), but there were no significant sex differences in other discharge medications. After adjusting for differences in baseline characteristics and treatment, sex differences in risk of rehospitalization for HF attenuated (hazard ratio [HR] 1.05, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.79 to 1.40), but persisted for MI (HR 1.68, 95% CI 1.22 to 2.33), with greater disparity in patients aged ≥60 years (HR 1.83, 95% CI 1.18 to 2.85) than those aged <60 years (HR 1.45, 95% CI 0.84 to 2.50). In conclusion, in a setting of universal access to pPCI, the adjusted risk of 1-year rehospitalization for HF was similar in both sexes, but women had significantly higher adjusted risk of 1-year rehospitalization for MI, especially older women.

Type: Article
Title: Sex Differences in 1-Year Rehospitalization for Heart Failure and Myocardial Infarction After Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Location: United States
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2019.03.021
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2019.03.021
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Cardiovascular Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Cardiovascular Science > Pre-clinical and Fundamental Science
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10074341
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