Avtor/Urednik		Sinkovič, Andreja
Naslov		Prognosis of women with acute coronary syndromes - an overview
Tip		članek
Vir		In: Rosset AG, Benninghouse HT, editors. Women and aging: new research. New York: Nova Biomedical Books,
Leto izdaje		2009
Obseg		str. 137-47
Jezik		eng
Abstrakt		Background. Participation of women in studies of acute coronary syndromes, including acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (Ml) as well as unstable angina and/or non-ST-elevation MI is about 30-40% and is remaing constant during last 20 years. It is well known that in ST-elevation MI women, who are older than men and are mostly less agressively treated, experience worse outcome than men. The results of studies of unstable angina and/or non-ST-elevation MI also demonstrated that women are significantly older and with significantly more comorbidities. However, the results of the studies are controvesial, regarding the short- and long term prognosis. Some studies demonstarted significantly increased risk of 30 day and six-month adverse outcomes in women, when compared to men in spite of their similar treatments, but others similar outcomes with similar treatments in spite of older age. Conclusions. In this review article the results of studies, regarding the outcomes of women compared to men in acute coronary syndromes are discussed, especially the use of treatments, including coronary interventions, misuse or errors in medical treatments, as well as future perspectives in women with coronary artery disease in the new millenium.
Deskriptorji		WOMEN PROGNOSIS