Heart attack care is different for male and female patientsand the inconsistency can lead to fatal results – Cardiovascular Business

It is well established that optimal medical therapy and invasive management are both associated with increased survival after myocardial infarction, author Claudio Montalto, MD, of the University of Pavia in Italy, said in a statement. Therefore, we then examined whether female patients had worse survival strictly due to their sexwhich means genetic and hormonal status, and so onor because of suboptimal treatment.

Multivariable regression revealed that receiving optimal care was independently associated with a decrease in all-cause mortality of nearly 50%--the patients sex, on the other hands, was not independently associated with such significant decrease or an increase.

Our study suggests that it is not being female that causes more deaths, but it is receiving fewer recommended drugs, Montalto added. In fact, getting the right medication nearly halves the risk of dying.

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Heart attack care is different for male and female patientsand the inconsistency can lead to fatal results - Cardiovascular Business