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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Gender differences in acute coronary syndrome in Arab Emirati women - Implications for clinical management
Angiology, Volume 64, No. 1, Year 2013
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Description
Gender differences exist in many aspects of acute coronary syndrome (ACS), including presentation and delay in diagnosis and treatment. The aim of the study was to evaluate gender-related differences in ACS patients in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). We analyzed a subset (n = 1697) of the Gulf Registry of Acute Coronary Events (Gulf RACE) data collected in 2007 of patients with ACS from 18 UAE hospitals. Women were significantly older (mean age: 64.0 ± 12.4 years for females and 50.9 ± 10.6 years for males, P <.001), more often had cardiac risk factors and were significantly less treated with β-blockers and reperfusion therapy. The adjusted mortality rate of women was 4.6% versus 1.2% in men (P <.001). Heart failure was higher in females compared with men (24.6% vs 12.5%; P <.001). Reasons for the high in-hospital mortality in women need to be investigated further. © The Author(s) 2012.
Authors & Co-Authors
Shehab, Abdulla M.A.
United Arab Emirates, Al Ain
United Arab Emirates University
Yasin, Javed
United Arab Emirates, Al Ain
United Arab Emirates University
Hashim, Muhammad Jawad
United Arab Emirates, Al Ain
United Arab Emirates University
Al-Dabbagh, Bayan
United Arab Emirates, Al Ain
United Arab Emirates University
Mahmeed, Wael Al
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
Heart and Vascular Institute
Bustani, Nazar
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
Heart and Vascular Institute
Agrawal, Amrish
United Arab Emirates, Fujairah
Fujairah Hospital
Yusufali, Afzal Hussein
United Arab Emirates, Dubai
Dubai Hospital
Wassef, Adel
United Arab Emirates
Saif Hospital
AlNaeemi, Abdulla
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
Zayed Military Hospital
Statistics
Citations: 15
Authors: 10
Affiliations: 6
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1177/0003319712443891
ISSN:
00033197
e-ISSN:
19401574
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Noncommunicable Diseases
Participants Gender
Male
Female