Time trends in STEMI -- improved treatment and outcome but gender gap persists
Monday, August 29, 2011 - 11:01
in Health & Medicine
In spite of an increased attention to gender differences in treatment of myocardial infarctions, focus on adherence to guidelines and a change in predominant therapy, the gender difference in treatment and mortality regarding the big infarctions STEMI has not diminished from 1998-2000 to 2004-2006. For some therapies, it has actually increased.