Gender and age differences in outcomes of patients with acute coronary syndromes referred for coronary angiography

Stähli, Barbara E; Wischnewsky, Manfred B; Jakob, Philipp; Klingenberg, Roland; Obeid, Slayman; Heg, Dik; Räber, Lorenz; Windecker, Stephan; Mach, François; Gencer, Baris; Nanchen, David; Jüni, Peter; Landmesser, Ulf; Matter, Christian M; Lüscher, Thomas F; Maier, Willibald

doi:10.1002/ccd.27712

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Stähli, B. E., Wischnewsky, M. B., Jakob, P., Klingenberg, R., Obeid, S., Heg, D., Räber, L., Windecker, S., Mach, F., Gencer, B., Nanchen, D., Jüni, P., Landmesser, U., Matter, C. M., Lüscher, T. F., & Maier, W. (2019). Gender and age differences in outcomes of patients with acute coronary syndromes referred for coronary angiography. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, 93(1), 16–24. https://doi.org/10.1002/ccd.27712

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OBJECTIVES The number of elderly patients undergoing coronary revascularization is steadily increasing, and data on the impact of gender on outcomes are scarce. This study sought to assess gender-related differences in outcomes in elderly patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS). METHODS We investigated outcomes in elderly ACS patients referred for coronary angiography and prospectively enrolled in the Swiss ACS Cohort between December 2009 and October 2012. Adjudicated major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MA