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Sex Disparities In St-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Care And Outcomes: A Global Systematic Metaanalysis, Ido Haimi
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Background: Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. Outcomes of patients with ST-segment–elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) have improved through widespread implementation of systems-of-care, yet sex disparities continue to be reported. A comprehensive, global study of sex disparities in contemporary STEMI care and outcomes has not been undertaken.
Objective: To examine whether sex differences in STEMI management and mortality outcomes persist worldwide and by geographic region.
Methods: A systematic PubMed literature search was performed using search terms “sex” or “gender” and “STEMI” for studies in English from 2000 to present reporting sex-based STEMI mortality. Articles with primary data on …