Treatment of acute myocardial infarction and 30-day mortality among women and men.

摘要: Background Previous studies have suggested that women with acute myocardial infarction receive less aggressive therapy than men. We used data from the Cooperative Cardiovascular Project to determine whether and men who were ideal candidates for after treated differently. Methods Information was abstracted charts of 138,956 Medicare beneficiaries (49 percent them women) had an in 1994 or 1995. Multivariate analysis assess differences between medications administered, procedures used, assignment do-not-resuscitate status, 30-day mortality. Results Among therapy, all age groups likely undergo diagnostic catheterization The difference especially pronounced among older women; a woman 85 years older, adjusted relative risk 0.75 (95 confidence interval, 0.68 0.83). Women somewhat le...