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Regitz-Zagrosek V. Therapeutic implications of the gender-specific aspects of cardiovascular disease. Nat Rev Drug Discov 2006; 5:425-38. [PMID: 16672926 DOI: 10.1038/nrd2032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 196] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The manifestations of cardiovascular diseases differ between men and women, as do outcomes after therapeutic interventions. It is important that those involved in drug discovery and development, as well as disease treatment, are aware of these differences because such variations are likely to have an increasing role in therapeutic decisions in the future. Here, I review gender differences in the most frequent cardiovascular diseases and their underlying sex-dependent molecular pathophysiology, and discuss gender-specific effects of current cardiovascular drugs and the implications for novel strategies for drug development.
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- Vera Regitz-Zagrosek
- Centre for Gender in Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease in Women, Charité- Universitaetsmedizin Berlin and Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany.
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The purpose of this paper is to review the literature on the impact of depression on rehabilitation following coronary artery bypass graft. It describes how depression, which is often unrecognized, is one of the major factors to influence the outcome of cardiac rehabilitation programmes. The review will highlight that depression is a more important determinant of the successful outcome of a cardiac rehabilitation programme than many of the cardiac function indicators. It also describes the implications for clinical practice and presents a framework for the assessment of depression which can be used by all staff.
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- Fiona Martin
- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen's University, Belfast
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McCully JD, Toyoda Y, Wakiyama H, Rousou AJ, Parker RA, Levitsky S. Age- and gender-related differences in ischemia/reperfusion injury and cardioprotection: effects of diazoxide. Ann Thorac Surg 2006; 82:117-23. [PMID: 16798201 PMCID: PMC1857292 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2005] [Revised: 03/01/2006] [Accepted: 03/03/2006] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND Recent studies have demonstrated that aging is associated with reduced tolerance to ischemia and that the aged (not senescent) female heart has greater susceptibility to ischemia as compared with the aged male heart. Previously, we have shown that ischemia can be modulated with cardioplegia in the male heart; however, efficacy in the female heart was unknown. METHODS In this study, male and female mature (15 to 20 weeks) aged (>32 months) rabbit hearts (n = 134) were subjected to Langendorff perfusion. Control hearts were perfused for 180 minutes. Global ischemia hearts received 30 minutes of equilibrium, 30 minutes of global ischemia, and 120 minutes of reperfusion. Cardioplegia +/- diazoxide was infused separately, 5 minutes before global ischemia. RESULTS Global ischemia significantly decreased postischemic functional recovery and significantly increased infarct size in the mature and aged male and female heart (p < 0.05 versus control). The effects of global ischemia were significantly exacerbated (p < 0.05) in the aged heart as compared with the mature heart. Cardioplegia +/- diazoxide significantly increased postischemic functional recovery and significantly decreased infarct size in mature male and female hearts, but these effects were significantly decreased in the aged heart (p < 0.05) and in the aged female as compared with the aged male heart. CONCLUSIONS Postischemic functional recovery and infarct size are affected by age but not by gender. The cardioprotection afforded by cardioplegia is affected by age and gender with a strong age-by-gender interaction for end-diastolic pressure and infarct size. Our results indicate that currently optimized cardioplegia protocols effective in the male heart are not as efficacious in the aged female heart.
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- James D McCully
- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Institutes of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
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Argulian E, Patel AD, Abramson JL, Kulkarni A, Champney K, Palmer S, Weintraub W, Wenger NK, Vaccarino V. Gender differences in short-term cardiovascular outcomes after percutaneous coronary interventions. Am J Cardiol 2006; 98:48-53. [PMID: 16784919 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.01.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2005] [Revised: 01/11/2006] [Accepted: 01/11/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Recent studies have been inconsistent in demonstrating a decrease in the gender gap in short-term post-percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) outcomes. We sought to determine gender differences in outcomes in younger and older patients who underwent PCI during the current stent era. We studied 4,768 elective PCI procedures performed at Emory University Hospital from 2001 to 2004. The baseline characteristics, periprocedural complications, angiographic success, procedural success, and major in-hospital complications (death, myocardial infarction, and emergency coronary artery bypass graft surgery) after PCI were compared between men and women. Women were more likely to be nonwhite and older, with a greater prevalence of hypertension and diabetes mellitus (all p <0.001) compared with men. After adjusting for baseline characteristics and coronary artery size, the incidence of coronary vascular injury complications was higher in women than in men, particularly in patients <or=55 years (odds ratio [OR] 2.74, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.49 to 5.04). The difference was less when comparing women and men >55 years (OR 1.32, 95% CI 0.87 to 1.99, p = 0.047 for gender-age interaction). The adjusted odds of bleeding complications were also higher in women than in men (<or=55 years OR 5.39, 95% CI 2.26 to 12.8, >55 years OR 2.55, 95% CI 1.68 to 3.87, p = 0.121 for gender-age interaction). No significant gender differences were present in a combined end point of death, myocardial infarction, and emergency coronary artery bypass graft surgery. In conclusion, among patients who have undergone PCI, women, particularly younger women, are more likely than men to experience coronary vascular injury and bleeding complications unaccounted for by coronary artery size and other patient characteristics. No differences were found in major in-hospital complications by gender.
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- Edgar Argulian
- Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death in men and women worldwide. It is still considered a disease of men and there has been little recognition of its importance in women. Gender differences exist in acute and chronic ischaemia in terms of clinical manifestations, investigations and treatment. There are clear gender differences in coronary revascularisation with a higher mortality seen in women. At the time a woman presents with coronary artery disease she is older and has more co-morbid factors. Furthermore, women have smaller coronary arteries making them more difficult to revascularise. In recent years there has been a general trend towards improved outcomes in women undergoing both surgical and percutaneous coronary intervention. The increasing use of drug eluting stents and adjunctive medical treatment as well as the use of off-pump bypass surgery needs further evaluation in terms of gender differences. This article reviews the current literature on coronary revascularisation in women.
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- G W Mikhail
- Imperial College London, The North West London Hospitals Trust, London, UK.
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Jonsson PM, Schmidt I, Sparring V, Tomson G. Gender equity in health care in Sweden—Minor improvements since the 1990s. Health Policy 2006; 77:24-36. [PMID: 16154225 DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2005.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2004] [Accepted: 07/20/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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A report by the Swedish National Committee on Gender Disparities in Patient Care (1996) identified many shortcomings in the ability of the health sector to gear patient management and treatment to the specific needs of men and women. To promote gender equity in health care, the Committee presented several proposals relating to research, education, monitoring, and evaluation of health services and the responsibilities of health authorities. In 2002, the Swedish Government authorised the National Board of Health and Welfare to review and analyse gender equity trends in health care. Data from, e.g. the national quality registers, epidemiological health data registers, population surveys, and Patient Trust Boards were compiled to identify gender disparities in the quality and accessibility of health services. The curricula of medical universities and the policies of major research funds were reviewed, as were developments in major fields of health research. The National Board found that many of the gender disparities identified in the 1990s still exist, e.g. access to advanced evidence-based technologies such as coronary interventions. As previously, women account for around 60%, and men for 40%, of complaints, e.g. to the Patients' Advisory Committees. Many of the proposals of the National Committee have not been fully implemented by the national authorities or the county councils. We conclude that promoting gender equity in health care is an important but difficult task for health authorities. To make health services more gender sensitive a combination of strategies, including enforcement by guidelines and regulations, may be needed.
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- Pia Maria Jonsson
- Medical Management Centre, Karolinska Institute, Berzelius väg 3, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden.
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Robbins JM, Webb DA. Hospital admission rates for a racially diverse low-income cohort of patients with diabetes: the Urban Diabetes Study. Am J Public Health 2006; 96:1260-4. [PMID: 16735627 PMCID: PMC1483876 DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2004.059600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We sought to determine the frequency and costs of hospitalization and to assess possible racial/ethnic disparities in a large cohort of low-income patients with diabetes who had received primary care at municipal health clinics. METHODS Administrative data from Philadelphia Health Care Centers were linked with discharge data from Pennsylvania hospitals for March 1993 through December 2001. We tested differences in hospitalization rates and mean hospital charges by age, gender, and race/ethnicity. RESULTS A total of 18,800 patients with diabetes experienced 30,528 hospital admissions, for a hospitalization rate of 0.35 per person-year. Rates rose with age and with the interaction of male gender and age. Rates for non-Hispanic Whites were higher than those for African Americans, whereas those for Hispanics, Asian Americans, and "others" were lower. Patients who were hospitalized at least 5 times made up 10.5% of the study population and accounted for 64% of hospital admissions and hospital charges in this cohort. CONCLUSIONS Hospitalization rates for this low-income cohort with access to primary care and pharmacy services were comparable to those of other diabetic patient populations, suggesting that reducing financial barriers to care may have benefited these patients. A subgroup of patients with multiple hospitalizations accounted for the majority of hospital admissions.
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- Jessica M Robbins
- Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Ambulatory Health Services, Philadelphia, PA 19146, USA.
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Müller-Nordhorn J, Nolte CH, Rossnagel K, Jungehülsing GJ, Reich A, Roll S, Villringer A, Willich SN. Medical Management in Patients following Stroke and Transitory Ischemic Attack: A Comparison between Men and Women. Cerebrovasc Dis 2006; 21:329-35. [PMID: 16490942 DOI: 10.1159/000091538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2005] [Accepted: 10/22/2005] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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STUDY OBJECTIVE Differences between men and women in management and outcome following cerebrovascular events have been described. However, most of the differences observed have only been partially adjusted for baseline differences, or not at all. The objective of the present study was to compare acute and follow-up management between men and women after stroke and transitory ischemic attacks, adjusting for potential confounders. DESIGN Patients with symptoms of stroke were included at admission to one of four participating hospitals in the inner city of Berlin, Germany. Risk factors, clinical characteristics, and acute management were assessed from medical records. Patients were asked about socioeconomic factors and follow-up management in a baseline interview and by postal questionnaire, respectively. The follow-up was 12 months. Multiple logistic regression analyses were used to assess odds ratios for management variables. RESULTS A total of 558 patients were included (55% men, mean age 65+/-13 years; 45% women, 69+/-14 years). Indications for admission were stroke (74%) and transitory ischemic attacks (26%). In multivariable analyses, there were no differences in diagnostic procedures performed at baseline and in follow-up management between men and women. However, women were significantly more likely to receive hypoglycemic drugs (odds ratio 2.49; 95% confidence interval 1.33-4.63) in the acute management period. Regarding the need for nursing support/a nursing home after 12 months, there were no significant differences between men and women. CONCLUSIONS After adjustment for differences in baseline characteristics, we only found few differences in acute and long-term management between men and women following hospital admission after suffering a cerebrovascular event.
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- Jacqueline Müller-Nordhorn
- Institute of Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité University Medical Center, Berlin, Germany.
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Hernández Antolín RA, Rodríguez Hernández JE. Estrategias de revascularización: importancia del sexo. Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed) 2006. [DOI: 10.1157/13087901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Doenst T, Ivanov J, Borger MA, David TE, Brister SJ. Sex-Specific Long-Term Outcomes After Combined Valve and Coronary Artery Surgery. Ann Thorac Surg 2006; 81:1632-6. [PMID: 16631648 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.11.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2005] [Revised: 11/20/2005] [Accepted: 11/28/2005] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND The purpose of this study is to compare sex-specific, long-term outcomes after combined valve and coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). METHODS Between 1990 and 2000, 1,567 patients underwent combined valve and CABG surgery at our institution. Our surgical database was linked to a governmental administrative hospital discharge database and a registry of deaths to obtain long-term follow-up. All patients underwent CABG plus aortic (62%), mitral (31%), or multiple valve surgery (7%). RESULTS Women had more preoperative risk factors than men (namely, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, congestive heart failure, atrial fibrillation, and stroke; all p < 0.001). The prevalence of triple-vessel disease was the same between men and women, but women received fewer mammary grafts and fewer total bypass grafts (both p < 0.01). Women received fewer mitral valve repairs and more mitral valve replacements than men (p = 0.014). Length of follow-up was 5.3 +/- 3.2 years (mean +/- SD; range, 0 to 12.5) and was 99.8% complete. Both sexes had similar long-term survival rates. Women were at higher risk of stroke during follow-up (risk ratio = 1.52, 95% confidence interval: 1.1 to 2.1). There were no sex differences in rehospitalization for acute myocardial infarction (p = 0.9), heart failure (p = 0.4), redo cardiac surgery (p = 0.5), or endocarditis (p = 0.4). CONCLUSIONS Women have a higher preoperative risk profile than men undergoing combined valve and CABG surgery, but long-term survival rates are similar. Female sex is an independent predictor of stroke during follow-up. Further studies should focus on the cause of increased risk of stroke and methods of prevention.
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- Torsten Doenst
- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Wenger NK. Coronary heart disease in women: highlights of the past 2 years—stepping stones, milestones and obstructing boulders. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 3:194-202. [PMID: 16568128 DOI: 10.1038/ncpcardio0516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2005] [Accepted: 01/13/2006] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Emerging data continue to highlight important sex-based differences in coronary heart disease (CHD) prevention and diagnostic testing, in the management of acute coronary syndromes and in the outcomes of CHD therapies. Evidence-based guidelines have been developed that offer specific recommendations for clinicians and information for women. These guidelines are buttressed by results that have become available from randomized, controlled clinical trials in women, and data from CHD registries and clinical trials involving both sexes but including adequate numbers of women to enable the reporting of sex-specific results. Underuse of guideline-based preventive and therapeutic strategies for women probably contributes to their less favorable CHD outcomes. Adherence to recommendations offers the promise of improving the heart health of women. In this article, I summarize new information to guide the preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic management of CHD in women.
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- Nanette K Wenger
- Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.
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Shaw LJ, Olson MB, Kip K, Kelsey SF, Johnson BD, Mark DB, Reis SE, Mankad S, Rogers WJ, Pohost GM, Arant CB, Wessel TR, Chaitman BR, Sopko G, Handberg E, Pepine CJ, Bairey Merz CN. The value of estimated functional capacity in estimating outcome: results from the NHBLI-Sponsored Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation (WISE) Study. J Am Coll Cardiol 2006; 47:S36-43. [PMID: 16458169 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.03.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2004] [Revised: 03/04/2005] [Accepted: 03/10/2005] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Our objective was to determine the prognostic value of estimated metabolic equivalents (METs) based on self-reported functional capacity by the Duke Activity Status Index (DASI) in symptomatic women. BACKGROUND Functional capacity is an important component affecting the predictive value of exercise testing, yet current guidelines offer limited assistance regarding identification of functional impairment and choice of pharmacologic stress testing. METHODS A total of 914 women underwent clinically indicated coronary angiography and completed the 12-item DASI questionnaire; a subgroup of 251 women also underwent exercise testing. Cox proportional hazards modeling was used to estimate five-year death or myocardial infarction by DASI scores. In a secondary analysis, additional events included unstable angina, heart failure, or stroke at five years. RESULTS Average DASI-estimated functional capacity was 5.7 +/- 4.2 METs and, for exercising women, 6.0 +/- 2.6 METs. In the 914 women, event-free survival ranged from 83% to 95% in subgroups with < or =4.7 to >9.9 METs (p = 0.009); 67% of the events occurred in women scoring < or =4.7 METs (p = 0.003). Event rates were similar by exercise and DASI MET values. In women with DASI-estimated METs < or =4.7 (n = 75), ischemia occurred less (39% vs. 64%, p < 0.0001), and exercise testing results were more often indeterminate (<85% predicted maximum heart rate = 37% vs. 6%, p = 0.001) as compared to women achieving >4.7 METs. CONCLUSIONS Among women with suspected myocardial ischemia, functional impairment estimated by the DASI correlates with indeterminate exercise test results and is associated with an adverse prognosis. Use of the DASI before exercise testing can risk stratify symptomatic women and may improve the identification of higher-risk, functionally impaired subjects that would benefit from pharmacologic stress imaging and targeted risk management.
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- Leslee J Shaw
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90048, USA.
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Toumpoulis IK, Anagnostopoulos CE, Balaram SK, Rokkas CK, Swistel DG, Ashton RC, DeRose JJ. Assessment of independent predictors for long-term mortality between women and men after coronary artery bypass grafting: Are women different from men? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006; 131:343-51. [PMID: 16434263 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2005.08.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2005] [Revised: 07/28/2005] [Accepted: 08/19/2005] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The long-term mortality of coronary artery bypass grafting in women in not certain. The purpose of this study was to determine and compare risk factors for long-term mortality in women and men undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. METHODS Between 1992 and 2002, 3760 consecutive patients (2598 men and 1162 women) underwent isolated coronary artery bypass grafting. Long-term survival data were obtained from the National Death Index (mean follow-up, 5.1 +/- 3.2 years). Multivariable Cox regression analysis was performed, including 64 preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative factors separately in women and men. RESULTS There were no differences in in-hospital mortality (2.7% in men vs 2.9% in women, P = .639) and 5-year survival (82.0% +/- 0.8% in men vs 81.1% +/- 1.3% in women, P = .293). After adjustment for all independent predictors of long-term mortality, female sex was an independent predictor of improved 5-year survival (hazard ratio, 0.82; 95% confidence interval, 0.71-0.96; P = .014). Twenty-one independent predictors for long-term mortality were determined in men, whereas only 12 were determined in women. There were 9 common risk factors (age, ejection fraction, diabetes mellitus, > or =2 arterial grafts, postoperative myocardial infarction, deep sternal wound infection, sepsis and/or endocarditis, gastrointestinal complications, and respiratory failure); however, their weights were different between women and men. Malignant ventricular arrhythmias, calcified aorta, and preoperative renal failure were independent predictors only in women. Emergency operation, previous cardiac operation, peripheral vascular disease, left ventricular hypertrophy, current and past congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, body mass index of greater than 29, preoperative dialysis, thrombolysis within 7 days before coronary artery bypass grafting, intraoperative stroke, and postoperative renal failure were independent predictors only in men. CONCLUSIONS Despite equality between sexes in early outcome and superiority of female sex in long-term survival, there were 3 independent predictors for long-term mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting unique for women compared with 12 for men. Clinical decision making and follow-up should not be influenced by stereotypes but by specific findings.
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- Ioannis K Toumpoulis
- College of Physicians and Surgeons Columbia University, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY 10128, USA
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality in women and a major cause of morbidity. Coronary artery disease (CAD) accounts for nearly half of all CVD deaths. Traditional risk factors are very helpful in predicting the development of CAD in women; however, many women suffer events in the absence of established risk factors for atherosclerosis. To meet the challenge of CAD, several tools have been developed to identify atherosclerotic disease in its preclinical stages, with the hope of modifying its natural history. In this article, we review the current literature on utilization of electron beam tomography (EBT) for detection of CAD as a tool to conduct risk stratification in the general asymptomatic female population as well as among asymptomatic women. In conclusion, EBT can be used to estimate the overall coronary atherosclerotic plaque burden in women. It can also be used to diagnose its presence and determine its extent; furthermore, information from the coronary artery calcium scores can be used to assess the likelihood of obstructive disease and to provide prognostic information. Finally, EBT has the potential to determine the consequences of therapeutic interventions regarding progression, stabilization, or regression of coronary atherosclerotic disease.
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- Khurram Nasir
- The Ciccarone Preventive Cardiology Center, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
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OBJECTIVE To describe the physiologic alterations, evaluation, and hemodynamic management of patients in the first 24 hrs after cardiac surgery. DESIGN A brief review of preoperative and intraoperative events, postoperative physiology, and a discussion of the evaluation and hemodynamic management of cardiac surgery patients postoperatively based on a review of the literature, known physiology, and clinical experience. RESULTS After cardiac surgery, patients undergo alterations in cardiac performance related to co-morbid conditions, preoperative myocardial insults and interventions, the surgical procedure, and intraoperative management. Predictable responses evolve rapidly in the first 24 hrs after surgery. Monitoring, diagnostic regimens, and therapeutic regimens exist to address the patterns of response and occasional complications. CONCLUSION By understanding preoperative and intraoperative events and their evolution in the intensive care unit, clinicians can effectively manage patients who experience cardiac surgery.
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- Arthur C St André
- Surgical Critical Care, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA
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Thompson PD, Kiernan F. Prevention of Heart Disease in Female Athletes. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2005; 37:1440-3. [PMID: 16118596 DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000174884.19376.34] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Reinikainen M, Niskanen M, Uusaro A, Ruokonen E. Impact of gender on treatment and outcome of ICU patients. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2005; 49:984-90. [PMID: 16045660 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2005.00759.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Gender modifies immunologic responses caused by severe trauma or critical illness. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of gender on hospital mortality, length of intensive care unit (ICU) stay, and intensity of care of patients treated in ICUs. METHODS Data on 24,341 ICU patients were collected from a national database. We measured severity of illness with Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II) scores and intensity of care with Therapeutic Intervention Scoring System (TISS) scores. We used logistic regression analysis to test the independent effect of gender on hospital mortality. We compared the lengths of ICU stay and the intensity of care of men and women. RESULTS Male gender was associated with increased hospital mortality among postoperative ICU patients [adjusted odds ratio 1.33 (95% confidence interval 1.12-1.58, P = 0.001)] but not among medical patients [adjusted odds ratio 1.02 (95% confidence interval 0.92-1.13, P = 0.74)]. Male gender was associated with an increased risk of death particularly in the oldest age group (75 years or older) and among the patients with relatively low APACHE II scores (<16). Mean length of ICU stay was 3.2 days for men and 2.6 days for women (P < 0.001). Male patients comprised 61.7% of the study population but consumed 66.0% of days in intensive care. CONCLUSION Male gender contributes to poor outcome in postoperative ICU patients. Approximately two-thirds of ICU resources are consumed by male patients.
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- M Reinikainen
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.
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Lawton JS, Barner HB, Bailey MS, Guthrie TJ, Moazami N, Pasque MK, Moon MR, Damiano RJ. Radial artery grafts in women: utilization and results. Ann Thorac Surg 2005; 80:559-63. [PMID: 16039204 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.02.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2004] [Revised: 02/07/2005] [Accepted: 02/14/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Despite a known survival benefit with the use of the left internal mammary artery, it is used less frequently in women when compared with men. This study evaluated the hypotheses that the radial artery graft is used less frequently in women compared with men, that the radial artery is smaller in women compared with men, and that the use of the radial artery influences operative mortality and long-term survival in women. METHODS The use of a radial artery graft was evaluated in 2,633 patients who underwent isolated coronary artery bypass. Radial artery size and flow were compared in 207 patients who had intraoperative radial artery diameter and flow measurements. Propensity scoring was utilized to compare short- and long-term outcomes in a matched cohort of 588 women. RESULTS Of 862 women (33%) who had isolated coronary artery bypass grafting, only 301 (35%) received a radial artery graft versus 44% of men (786 of 1,771, p < 0.001). Radial artery size and flow were significantly less in women. Operative mortality was not different between women with a radial artery graft and women without; however, 5-year survival was significantly better in women with a radial artery graft than in those without. CONCLUSIONS Women received fewer radial artery grafts than men. Radial artery size and flow were significantly less in women than in men. Use of a radial artery graft did not influence operative mortality among women. However, 5-year survival among women who received a radial artery graft was significantly better than among women who did not.
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- Jennifer S Lawton
- Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
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Coronary revascularization procedures have less salutary outcomes for women than for their male peers. Procedural bleeding complications, among others, warrant pathophysiologic assessment; limitation of such complications can improve clinical outcomes for women.
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- Nanette K Wenger
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA.
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Bucerius J, Gummert JF, Walther T, Borger MA, Doll N, Falk V, Mohr FW. Impact of Off-Pump Coronary Bypass Grafting on the Prevalence of Adverse Perioperative Outcome in Women Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery. Ann Thorac Surg 2005; 79:807-12; discussion 812-3. [PMID: 15734382 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/02/2004] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Female gender has been associated with a high prevalence of perioperative morbidity and mortality in coronary artery bypass grafting surgery (CABG). We attempted to determine a potential benefit of off-pump CABG as compared with on-pump CABG (OPCAB) with regard to perioperative outcome in female patients. METHODS Data were prospectively gathered on 2,182 consecutive female patients undergoing CABG either with or without cardiopulmonary bypass from 1996 to 2001. The associations between OPCAB surgery in addition with 22 further preoperative patient-related or treatment-related variables and 26 perioperative outcome variables were assessed with multivariable logistic regression analysis. RESULTS One hundred fifty-two (7.0%) female patients underwent OPCAB surgery during the study period. Women undergoing OPCAB had higher ejection fractions and received fewer coronary artery bypass grafts than CABG patients. Surgery using OPCAB was associated with shorter hospital stays, less bleeding, less transfusion requirements, and lower mortality than CABG. Furthermore, OPCAB surgery was independently associated with a lower prevalence of high perioperative transfusion requirement, postoperative respiratory insufficiency, postoperative renal insufficiency, and dialysis. Prevalence of postoperative blood loss of at least 500 mL was significantly higher after OPCAB surgery. CONCLUSIONS OPCAB in female patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery is safe and seems to be beneficial with regard to perioperative outcome as compared with conventional on-pump CABG. For that reason, off-pump surgery may be an effective method of lowering morbidity and mortality in these relatively high-risk patients.
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- Jan Bucerius
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Heart Center, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
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Harthun NL, Kongable GL, Baglioni AJ, Meakem TD, Kron IL. Examination of sex as an independent risk factor for adverse events after carotid endarterectomy. J Vasc Surg 2005; 41:223-30. [PMID: 15768003 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2004.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND The incidence of adverse events after carotid endarterectomy (CEA) for women compared with men is controversial. This report compares the incidence of perioperative stroke and death in men and women by examining the effect of comorbidities and hospital setting on CEA outcomes. METHODS All CEAs performed in non-Federal acute-care Virginia hospitals between 1997 and 2001 were reviewed. Patient demographics, comorbidities, and hospital characteristics were compared for possible relationships to perioperative adverse events. RESULTS A total of 14,095 CEAs were performed in 34 urban and 28 rural hospitals (9 high-volume and 53 low-volume hospitals); 42% were performed on women, and 58% were performed on men. Women experienced a significantly higher stroke rate (1.23%) than men (0.87%; P = .04) with bivariate analysis. However, logistic regression analysis of comorbidities and hospital settings demonstrated that sex was actually not independently related to adverse outcomes in CEA ( P = .08). Preoperative neurologic symptoms could not be evaluated as risk factors for adverse events. Acute coronary ischemia, history of arrhythmia, end-stage renal disease, nonwhite race, advanced age, and low hospital volume were all significantly related to mortality. History of arrhythmia was the only factor that was significantly related to the incidence of stroke. CONCLUSIONS Logistic regression analysis of comorbidities and hospital setting indicated that female sex is not independently associated with higher mortality or a higher stroke rate during CEA. These data indicate that patients with carotid stenosis frequently have multiple medical problems that need to be carefully examined and controlled before any single patient or hospital factor is designated as significantly related to adverse outcomes.
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- Nancy L Harthun
- Division of Vascular Sugery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville 22908, USA.
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Regitz-Zagrosek V, Lehmkuhl E, Hocher B, Goesmann D, Lehmkuhl HB, Hausmann H, Hetzer R. Gender as a risk factor in young, not in old, women undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. J Am Coll Cardiol 2005; 44:2413-4. [PMID: 15607409 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2004.09.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The vast majority of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) trials conducted over the past two decades support the view that women have persistently higher mortality and morbidity despite the introduction of new medical therapies and devices. Even after adjustment for older age, higher prevalence of diabetes, hypertension, heart failure, smaller vessel size, and late presentation, some studies still point to a persistent sex disadvantage. Even in contemporary practice, women continue to have longer delays in presentation and treatment. Selection bias in unstable angina/non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (UA/NSTEMI) trials allows inclusion of large numbers of women with clinically insignificant coronary disease and may mistakenly shift results toward apparent benefit of a less aggressive approach. This bias causes further difficulty in determining efficacy and safety of new antithrombotic agents such as direct thrombin inhibitors and glycoprotein IIb/IIa inhibitors across the spectrum of ACS. In trials of UA/NSTEMI, use of objective evidence of ischemia such as elevated troponin levels, would greatly assist the determination of efficacy and benefit in women. Enrollment of more women in clinical trials and timely sex-specific analysis would promote a better understanding of the role of female gender in ACS and would facilitate better care of all patients.
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- Susan K Bennett
- Women's Heart Program, George Washington University Hospital, 2131 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20037, USA.
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Raja SG. Gender difference outcomes after coronary artery surgery. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004; 12:282. [PMID: 15353476 DOI: 10.1177/021849230401200325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Weisz D, Gusmano MK, Rodwin VG. Gender and the treatment of heart disease in older persons in the United States, France, and England: a comparative, population-based view of a clinical phenomenon. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 1:29-40. [PMID: 16115581 DOI: 10.1016/s1550-8579(04)80008-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/12/2004] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Gender disparities in the treatment of coronary artery disease (CAD) have been extensively documented in studies from the United States. However, they have been less well studied in other countries and, to our knowledge, have not been investigated at the more disaggregated spatial level of cities. OBJECTIVE This study tests the hypothesis that there is a common international pattern of gender disparity in the treatment of CAD in persons aged > or =65 years by analyzing data from the United States, France, and England and from their largest cities-New York City and its outer boroughs, Paris and its First Ring, and Greater London. METHODS This was an ecological study based on a retrospective analysis of comparable administrative data from government health databases for the 9 spatial units of analysis: the 3 countries, their 3 largest cities, and the urban cores of these 3 cities. A simple index was used to assess the relationship between treatment rates and a measure of CAD prevalence by gender among age-adjusted cohorts of patients. Differences in rates were examined by univariate analysis using the Student t test for statistical differences in mean values. RESULTS Despite differences in health system characteristics, including health insurance coverage, availability of medical resources, and medical culture, we found consistent gender differences in rates of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty and coronary artery bypass grafting across the 9 spatial units. The rate of interventional treatment in women with CAD was less than half that in men. This difference persisted after adjustment for the prevalence of heart disease. CONCLUSIONS A consistent pattern of gender disparity in the interventional treatment of CAD was seen across 3 national health systems with known differences in patterns of medical practice. This finding is consistent with the results of clinical studies suggesting that gender disparities in the treatment of CAD are due at least in part to the underdiagnosis of CAD in women.
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- Daniel Weisz
- World Cities Project, International Longevity Center--USA, New York, NY 10028, USA.
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Guru V, Fremes SE, Tu JV. Time-related mortality for women after coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a population-based study. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004; 127:1158-65. [PMID: 15052217 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2003.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study explores the relative early and late mortality risks in women and men after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. METHODS This was a retrospective cohort study (n = 54,425 patients, 12,079 women) using clinical data for all patients who underwent isolated coronary artery bypass graft surgery in Ontario between fiscal years 1991 and 1999 obtained from the Cardiac Care Network database, with outcomes of early (< or =1 year) and late (>1 year up to 10 years) interval mortality identified through linkage to administrative databases. RESULTS Female surgical candidates were older (65 vs 62 years, P <.0001) and higher-risk patients. The risk-adjusted survival of female patients was worse than that of male patients in the first year after coronary artery bypass graft surgery, but their long-term mortality was similar to that of male patients. The Cox proportional hazards model for early mortality had an adjusted female hazard ratio of 1.44 (95% confidence interval, 1.29-1.61; P =.02). This significantly differed from the late mortality model, which had a hazard ratio of 0.89 (95% confidence interval, 0.78-1.0; P =.06). CONCLUSIONS Early mortality was significantly higher for women after coronary artery bypass graft surgery, despite adjustment for confounding factors. However, the long-term relative mortality risk for women appeared equivalent to or even better than that experienced by men as early as 1 year after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. This population-based study of long-term mortality supports the benefits of coronary artery bypass graft surgery for women in the current era. However, further research is needed to identify ways to reduce early postoperative mortality in women.
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- Veena Guru
- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, and Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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- Amanda A Fox
- Department of Cardiovascular Anesthesia, Texas Heart Institute, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
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Zhang Z, Weintraub WS, Mahoney EM, Spertus JA, Booth J, Nugara F, Stables RH, Vaccarino V. Relative benefit of coronary artery bypass grafting versus stent-assisted percutaneous coronary intervention for angina pectoris and multivessel coronary disease in women versus men (one-year results from the Stent or Surgery trial). Am J Cardiol 2004; 93:404-9. [PMID: 14969611 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.10.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2003] [Revised: 10/24/2003] [Accepted: 10/24/2003] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Information on the relative benefit of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) versus stent-assisted percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for improvement of cardiac-related health status in women and how it compares with men is limited. The Stent or Surgery trial compared randomly assigned CABG and stent-assisted PCI in 206 women and 782 men with multivessel disease. We examined longitudinal changes at 6 and 12 months from baseline by gender and treatment in 3 subscales of the Seattle Angina Questionnaire (SAQ): physical limitation, angina frequency, and quality of life. At the time of revascularization, women were older, more severely ill, and tended to have lower SAQ scores than men. At 6 months, SAQ scores after both procedures improved significantly in both genders, with greater improvement achieved with CABG. After adjustment for other factors, in men, CABG was associated with a 54.7% greater improvement in physical limitation compared with PCI, 31.3% greater improvement in angina frequency, and 18.3% greater improvement in quality of life. In women, these relative differences were 11.6%, 43.2%, and 39.3%, respectively. At 1 year, men continued to show greater improvement with CABG in all 3 dimensions (50.6%, 19.7%, and 15.3%, respectively), but in women the relative differences decreased substantially (1.6%, 11.1%, and 0.6%, respectively) due to a greater later improvement after PCI (p = 0.049 for the interaction among treatment, gender, and follow-up for the quality of life domain). Although CABG may be superior to PCI in men, in women, at 1 year after intervention, both procedures appear equally effective.
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- Zefeng Zhang
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30306, USA
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During the past decade, an overall theme has emerged, validating the exploration of gender-based differences in coronary heart disease (CHD) as a basis for clinical strategies to improve outcomes for women. Underrepresentation of women in most of CHD and lack of gender-specific reporting in many clinical trials continue to limit the available knowledge and evidence-based medicine needed to devise optimal managements for women with CHD. Control of conventional coronary risk factors provides comparable cardioprotection for men and women. Current evidence fails to show cardiac protection from menopausal hormone therapy. Clinical presentations of coronary heart disease (CHD) and management strategies differ between the sexes. Underutilization of proven beneficial therapies is a contributor to less-favorable outcomes in women. The contemporary increased application of appropriate diagnostic, therapeutic, and interventional managements has favorably altered the prognosis for women, particularly when the data are adjusted for baseline characteristics. Better education of women during office visits, earlier and more aggressive control of coronary risk factors, and a greater index of suspicion regarding chest pain and its appropriate evaluation may help to reverse the trend of late referral and late intervention. Research indicates that behavioral changes on the part of women and reshaping of practice patterns by their health care providers may dramatically reduce the number of women disabled and killed by CHD each year.
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- Nanette K Wenger
- Emory School of Medicine and Grady Memorial Hospital, Emory Heart & Vascular Center, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.
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Vaccarino V, Koch CG. Long-term benefits of coronary bypass surgery: are the gains for women less than for men? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004; 126:1707-11. [PMID: 14688676 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2003.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Todaro JF, Shen BJ, Niaura R, Tilkemeier PL, Roberts BH. Do Men and Women Achieve Similar Benefits From Cardiac Rehabilitation? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 24:45-51. [PMID: 14758103 DOI: 10.1097/00008483-200401000-00009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- John F Todaro
- Brown Medical School and Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI 02903, USA.
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OBJECTIVE Although women are reported to be at increased risk of poor outcome after coronary artery bypass grafting, female gender may simply be a marker of a high-risk profile. Therefore, the objective of this study was to characterize the difference between the female and male profiles of patients presenting for coronary artery bypass grafting. METHODS From January 1993 to June 2002, 15,597 patients underwent isolated coronary artery bypass grafting at a single institution. Multivariable logistic regression was used to develop a model of female gender. RESULTS Of 15,597 patients, 3596 (23%) were women. Eighteen variables were predictive of the female gender profile, including shorter stature, increased weight, more hypertension, insulin-treated diabetes mellitus, heart failure, and higher triglyceride and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels. Hematocrit, bilirubin, and creatinine values were lower in women compared with men. CONCLUSIONS The preoperative profiles of women and men undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting are dissimilar. Statistical modeling techniques provide a unique perspective on the preoperative profile of the female patient, who is known to be at a higher risk undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting.
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- Colleen Gorman Koch
- Department of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia (G-3), The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44195, USA.
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Rathore SS, Foody JM, Radford MJ, Krumholz HM. Sex Differences in Use of Coronary Revascularization in Elderly Patients After Acute Myocardial Infarction. Chest 2003; 124:2079-86. [PMID: 14665483 DOI: 10.1378/chest.124.6.2079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To determine if there are sex differences in the use of coronary revascularization in elderly patients after acute myocardial infarction (AMI), and if sex differences vary by type of revascularization therapy. DESIGN Retrospective analysis of medical record data. SETTING US acute-care nongovernment hospitals. PATIENTS A total of 66,830 Medicare patients > or =65 years old hospitalized with AMI. INTERVENTIONS None. MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS We assessed sex differences in the use of coronary revascularization within 60 days of hospital admission among patients who had undergone cardiac catheterization. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to derive risk-standardized rates of any coronary revascularization, coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) adjusted for patient and hospital characteristics. Women had lower crude overall rates of coronary revascularization compared with men (65.2% vs 68.7%, p < 0.001). Multivariable adjustment reduced the sex difference in the overall coronary revascularization rate from 3.5 to 2.1% (66.0% women vs 68.1% men, p = 0.001). Sex differences in coronary revascularization use, however, varied by type of revascularization therapy. Women had lower risk-standardized rates of CABG surgery compared with men (27.0% vs 32.9%, p < 0.001), but had higher risk-standardized rates of PCI (42.0% vs 38.2%, p < 0.001), particularly among patients > 85 years old (45.8% vs 38.9%, p = 0.011). CONCLUSIONS Among Medicare patients hospitalized with AMI, women are slightly less likely to undergo coronary revascularization after cardiac catheterization; however, sex differences in coronary revascularization vary by type of therapy.
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- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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Koch CG, Khandwala F, Nussmeier N, Blackstone EH. Gender and outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting: a propensity-matched comparison. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003; 126:2032-43. [PMID: 14688723 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(03)00950-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Our objective is to determine whether gender is a marker or a causal influence for poor outcomes after coronary revascularization. METHODS Propensity-modeling techniques were used to investigate whether gender adversely impacts outcomes after coronary revascularization. A parsimonious explanatory model was developed by bootstrap bagging with variable selection from 64 baseline and 37 operative variables. Propensity scores were calculated from a logistic model that included the parsimonious model and additional baseline variables. Greedy matching techniques were applied to match female and male patients to the nearest propensity scores. Comparisons were made among the propensity-matched women and men. RESULTS Of the 15,597 patients undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass graft surgery, only 26% of the 3596 women were matched on propensity scores with men. Distribution of covariates among the matched pairs was, on average, equal. Postoperative mortality (P =.76), neurologic morbidity (global deficit P =.07, focal deficit P =.51), infection (sepsis P =.88), mediastinitis (P =.18), renal failure (P =.84), intra-aortic balloon pump usage (P =.61), and reoperation for bleeding (P =.10) were similar among women and men. Occurrence of Q-wave myocardial infarction (P = <.01), postoperative inotropic usage (P = <.01), and prolonged ventilatory support (P =.02) were more common in women compared with propensity-matched men. CONCLUSIONS The preoperative profiles of women and men are markedly different. Propensity matching women and men was difficult, because only 26% of women were able to be matched with men. However, in well-matched patients, female gender was not associated with increased mortality and had minimal impact on morbidity after coronary artery bypass grafting.
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- Colleen Gorman Koch
- Department of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia (G-3), The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44195, USA.
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The increased operative mortality and morbidity of women compared with men undergoing CABG surgery results from multiple differences in presentation, preoperative risk profile, and surgical factors. Investigators have found consistently that women present with a different preoperative risk profile than do men. Women more commonly have factors associated with increased short- and long-term mortality, such as less frequent use of IMA grafts. Differences in study design and patient population may contribute to variability in short- and long-term mortality among the various studies. The lack of representation of women in older clinical trials has hindered our understanding of the management of CAD in women; this situation must be remedied in future studies, [95]. Known physiologic and anatomic differences must be evaluated for their effects on outcomes. Further studies are needed to evaluate gender-related differences in autonomic responses to acute coronary occlusion, complications related to cardiopulmonary bypass, susceptibility to abnormalities in coagulation, and other factors that might account for discrepant outcomes in men versus women undergoing CABG [96]. Beyond these factors, specific pharmacologic and therapeutic considerations, such as the role of estrogen replacement therapy, need to be clarified. As further knowledge accumulates, it is hoped that gender-specific risk factors can be mitigated and protective factors exploited, thereby improving the outcomes for all cardiac surgery patients.
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- Colleen Gorman Koch
- Department of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, (G-3), Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
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Koch CG, Weng YS, Zhou SX, Savino JS, Mathew JP, Hsu PH, Saidman LJ, Mangano DT. Prevalence of risk factors, and not gender per se, determines short- and long-term survival after coronary artery bypass surgery. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2003; 17:585-93. [PMID: 14579211 DOI: 10.1016/s1053-0770(03)00201-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Much attention has been directed towards female gender as an independent risk factor for in-hospital mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery; however, the effects of surgery are known to persist for 6 months or more. Studies that have compared postoperative survival in women and men beyond hospital discharge report disparate results with regard to the independent effect of gender per se on ultimate survival. DESIGN This investigation was a prospective, observational study. SETTING The study was a multicenter investigation involving 24 US medical centers. PARTICIPANTS There were 2,048 patients undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass graft surgery enrolled between September 1991 and September 1993 and after discharge. INTERVENTIONS There were no interventions with this prospective observational study. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Preoperative demographic variables, medical history, and angiographic data were collected for each patient at the time of enrollment. Patients' vital status through the National Death Index up to August 31, 1998, were added to assess postoperative long-term survival. For survivorship analysis, the Kaplan-Meier product-limit method was used with Cox regression model. Survivorship analyses were performed separately and in combination on mortality within 30 days and 6 months of coronary artery bypass graft surgery and during the entire postoperative follow-up period. Among women, preoperative disease status, as expected, was more severe than that in men. Women were older (p = 0.0001) and had more comorbidity, such as congestive heart failure (p = 0.0019), diabetes (p = 0.0001), anemia, and hypertension (p = 0.0001). After surgery, unadjusted survival of 6 months and 5 years in women was worse than that in men. However, there were no gender-related differences in short- or long-term survival after adjusting for covariates in the multivariate model. Preoperative conditions, such as congestive heart failure, anemia, diabetes, and advanced age, are indicative of greater risk in both women and men for lower survival after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. CONCLUSIONS Disease prevalence in women, and not gender per se, affects mid- and long-term survival after cardiac surgery. Attention, therefore, should be focused on efforts to reduce or modify such disease prevalence earlier in women, which may in turn allow longer survival after surgical intervention. Differences in postoperative survival between women and men were related to the gender differences in the distribution of preoperative risk factors.
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Lawton JS, Brister SJ, Petro KR, Dullum M. Surgical revascularization in women: unique intraoperative factors and considerations. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003; 126:936-8. [PMID: 14566226 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(03)00805-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Sex should be considered during the selection of cardiovascular medications and dosages of cardiovascular medications. There is mounting evidence that clinically important differences between the sexes exist in the pharmacokinetic processes that determine drug concentrations and in the pharmacodynamic processes that determine physiologic responses to pharmacologic agents. Although aging also affects these processes, aging does not eliminate the sex-related differences. The major pharmacokinetic differences between the sexes, on average, are lower weight and distribution volumes in women compared with men and lower renal drug clearance in women compared with men. Sex-related differences in hepatic drug clearance are less predictable. Pharmacodynamic responses that differ between the sexes include increased adverse cardiovascular drug effects in women compared with men (torsade de pointes arrhythmias, increased risk of hemorrhagic consequences of anticoagulation or thrombolytic therapy, electrolyte abnormalities with diuretics, myopathy with HMG Co-A reductase inhibitors, cough with ACE inhibitors, and increased incidence of thrombosis). Recommendations for optimizing cardiovascular drug therapy for the older women include individualization of drug selection to minimize the number of medications and side effects; dosage adjustment based on age, size, and sex; close monitoring for side effects; and consideration of cost and access to medications. Optimal care for the older woman with cardiovascular disease will also require investigation of cardiovascular medications in older women and of therapies for cardiovascular diseases that are more common in women than men.
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- Janice B Schwartz
- Divisions of Clinical Pharmacology and Cardiology, University of California, San Francisco and Jewish Home of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94112, USA.
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Palma-Ruiz M, García De Dueñas L, Rodríguez-González A, Sarría-Santamera A. [Analysis of in-hospital mortality from coronary artery bypass grafting surgery]. Rev Esp Cardiol 2003; 56:687-94. [PMID: 12855152 DOI: 10.1016/s0300-8932(03)76940-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Outcomes research and monitoring are of key importance in efforts to improve health care effectiveness and quality. The aim of this study was to describe in-hospital mortality from coronary artery bypass grafting in Spain. Data in an administrative database were used to estimate the statistical performance of two risk-adjustment methods, the Charlson and Ghali indexes. PATIENTS AND METHOD From the Spanish Hospital Minimum Basic Data Set corresponding to 1997 and 1998 all records which included a code for coronary artery bypass grafting were selected. With in-hospital mortality as the outcome variable, two risk-adjusted logistic multiple regression models were constructed. RESULTS The database included 13,203 cases, of which 80% were men; mean age was 64.5 years. In-hospital mortality was 7.3%. The figure was significantly higher for women and increased with age. A score of one on the Charlson and Ghali indexes was associated, respectively, with a 23 and 20% increase in the risk of mortality. Probability calculated with the Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness of fit test was 0.765 and 0.965, and the C index was 0.66 and 0.67. Values of Nagelkerke's R2 were 0.051 y 0.058. CONCLUSIONS In-hospital mortality from coronary artery bypass grafting is much higher in Spain than in other countries. The Minimum Basic Data Set, a low-cost information system that is easy to access, yields interesting and useful information to measure health care quality.
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- Matilde Palma-Ruiz
- Agencia de Evaluación de Tecnologías Sanitarias. Instituto de Salud Carlos III. Madrid. España.
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Haan CK, Chiong JR, Coombs LP, Edwards FH, Geraci SA. Comparison of risk profiles and outcomes in women versus men >or=75 years of age undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. Am J Cardiol 2003; 91:1255-8. [PMID: 12745115 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(03)00278-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- Constance K Haan
- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Cardiovascular Center, University of Florida Health Science Center at Jacksonville 32209, USA.
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Abramson JL, Veledar E, Weintraub WS, Vaccarino V. Association between gender and in-hospital mortality after percutaneous coronary intervention according to age. Am J Cardiol 2003; 91:968-71, A4. [PMID: 12686338 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(03)00114-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Jerome L Abramson
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, 1256 Briarcliff Road, Suite 1 North, Atlanta, GA 30306, USA.
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Vaccarino V, Lin ZQ, Kasl SV, Mattera JA, Roumanis SA, Abramson JL, Krumholz HM. Gender differences in recovery after coronary artery bypass surgery. J Am Coll Cardiol 2003; 41:307-14. [PMID: 12535827 DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(02)02698-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study was designed to examine whether female gender is associated with poorer recovery after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. BACKGROUND The risks and benefits associated with CABG surgery in women are not as well established as they are in men, and there are concerns that women may have worse outcomes. The recovery period after CABG (the first four to eight weeks after the surgery) is a vulnerable time, with higher risks of complications and hospital readmission. There is little information on patients' experiences during this phase, particularly among women. METHODS We prospectively followed 1,113 patients (804 men and 309 women) who underwent first CABG consecutively between February 1999 and February 2001. Patients were interviewed at baseline and between six and eight weeks after surgery. Clinical data were abstracted from medical records. RESULTS Compared with men, women were older and more often had unstable angina and congestive heart failure, lower physical function (PF), and more depressive symptoms in the month before surgery. At six to eight weeks after CABG surgery, after adjustment for baseline characteristics, the rate of hospital readmission was 20.5% in women and 11.0% in men (p = 0.005), and the mean number of physical symptoms and side effects was 2.5 in women and 2 in men (p = 0.0009). Whereas, on average, PF remained unchanged in men (an increase in score of 0.3 points, 95% confidence interval [CI], -1.1 to 1.8) and depressive symptoms improved (a decrease of 0.2 depressive symptoms, 95% CI, -0.4 to -0.04), women showed, on average, a 13-point decline in physical function (95% CI, -15.8 to -10.4) and an increase of 0.5 in depressive symptoms (95% CI, 0.1 to 0.9). CONCLUSIONS After CABG surgery, women have a more difficult recovery compared with men, which is not explained by illness severity, presurgery health status, or other patient characteristics.
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- Viola Vaccarino
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30306, USA.
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Sánchez Luis C, Suárez Fernández C. Patología cardiovascular de la mujer. HIPERTENSION Y RIESGO VASCULAR 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s1889-1837(03)71375-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Bosch X, Casanovas N, Miranda-Guardiola F, Díez-Aja S, Sitges M, Anguera I, Sanz G, Betriu A. [Long-term prognosis of women with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes. a case-control study]. Rev Esp Cardiol 2002; 55:1235-42. [PMID: 12459072 DOI: 10.1016/s0300-8932(02)76795-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Women with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction have a worse prognosis than men. However, information about the prognosis of women with non-ST-segment-elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTEACS) is scarce. The aim of this study was to determine if the long-term prognosis of men and women with NSTEACS differs. PATIENTS AND METHOD Case-control study. In a consecutive series of 300 patients admitted for a NSTEACS and ischemic ECG changes, we compared the clinical characteristics, in-hospital and long-term follow-up of 95 women and 95 men matched for age, presence of diabetes, and past history of hypertension. RESULTS The median age of patients was 69 years, 36% had diabetes, and 65% had a history of hypertension. There were no gender differences in the history of angina or hypercholesterolemia, clinical presentation, number of patients with ST-segment depression, and CK-MB elevation. However, smoking, coronary artery disease, and peripheral vascular disease were less frequent in women. Treatment at admission and at discharge was similar in men and women, as was the use of in-hospital diagnostic and therapeutic procedures (echocardiography: 80 vs 88%; coronary angiography: 57 vs 59%; percutaneous coronary intervention: 17 vs 14%; coronary surgery 13 vs. 11%). Women had a better mean ejection fraction (55 13 vs 49 14%; p < 0.01) and fewer stenosed coronary vessels (1.4 1.1 vs 2.2 0.9; p < 0.01). There were no differences in the frequency of recurrent angina (28 vs 25%), death, or infarction (both 3.2%) during hospitalization. However, during a 30-month follow-up the incidence of death, myocardial infarction, or a new episode of NSTEACS was significantly lower in women with a relative risk (RR) of 0.53 (95% CI: 0.33-0.86; p < 0.01). This apparently better prognosis persisted after adjusting for clinical data and ejection fraction (RR: 0.57 (0.33-0.98); p < 0.05), but disappeared after adjusting for the number of diseased coronary vessels (RR: 0.71 (0.35-1.47); p = 0.36). CONCLUSIONS Women with NSTEACS had a better long-term prognosis than men. This better prognosis was independent of the patients' clinical characteristics and treatment, and could be explained by a less severe and less extensive coronary artery disease.
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- Xavier Bosch
- Institut de Malalties Cardiovasculars. Hospital Clínic. Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS). Departament de Medicina. Universitat de Barcelona. España.
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Grist M, Wambolt RB, Bondy GP, English DR, Allard MF. Estrogen replacement stimulates fatty acid oxidation and impairs post-ischemic recovery of hearts from ovariectomized female rats. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2002; 80:1001-7. [PMID: 12450067 DOI: 10.1139/y02-131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Women less than 50 years of age, the majority of whom are likely premenopausal and exposed to estrogen, are at greater risk of a poor short-term recovery after myocardial ischemia than men and older women. Since estrogen enhances non-cardiac lipid utilization and increased lipid utilization is associated with poor post-ischemic heart function, we determined the effect of estrogen replacement on post-ischemic myocardial function and fatty acid oxidation. Female Sprague-Dawley rats, either intact (n = 15) or ovariectomized and treated with 17beta-estradiol (0.1 mg x kg(-1) x day(-1), s.c., n = 14) or corn oil vehicle (n = 16) for 5 weeks, were compared. Function and fatty acid oxidation of isolated working hearts perfused with 1.2 mM [9,10-3H]palmitate, 5.5 mM glucose, 0.5 mM lactate, and 100 mU/L insulin were measured before and after global no-flow ischemia. Only 36% of hearts from estrogen-treated rats recovered after ischemia compared with 56% from vehicle-treated rats (p > 0.05, not significant), while 93% of hearts from intact rats recovered (p < 0.05). Relative to pre-ischemic values, post-ischemic function of estrogen-treated hearts (26.3 +/- 10.1%) was significantly lower than vehicle-treated hearts (53.4 +/- 11.8%, p < 0.05) and hearts from intact rats (81.9 +/- 7.0%, p < 0.05). Following ischemia, fatty acid oxidation was greater in estrogen-treated hearts than in the other groups. Thus, estrogen replacement stimulates fatty acid oxidation and impairs post-ischemic recovery of isolated working hearts from ovariectomized female rats.
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- Mark Grist
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of British Columbia, St. Paul's Hospital, 1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC V6Z 1Y6, Canada
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