Cardiologia Croatica, Vol. 13 No. 7-8, 2018.
Professional paper
https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2018.234
Myocardial Infarction and Atrial Fibrillation: Are there Differences between Men and Women?
Martina Lovrić Benčić
; University of Zagreb School of Medicine, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Ingrid Prkačin
orcid.org/0000-0002-5830-7131
; University Hospital «Merkur», Zagreb, Croatia; University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
Today, women with ST-elevation myocardial infarction receive suboptimal management and have worse outcomes than men, with higher rates of in-hospital adverse events and higher mortality. In 2017, the American Heart Association identified “closing knowledge gaps on acute myocardial infarction and treatments for women” as a public health priority. There are sex-specific differences in the management of atrial fibrillation (AF). Women with AF receive suboptimal management and are significantly less likely to receive therapeutic anticoagulation, attempt rhythm control, or undergo invasive cardiovascular procedures. Stroke prevention still remains central to the management of AF.
Keywords
women; myocardial infarction; atrial fibrillation
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203985
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Publication date:
23.7.2018.
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