Does sex predict quality of life after acute coronary syndromes: an Australian, state-wide, multicentre prospective cohort study.
Youlin KohJulia StehliCatherine MartinAngela BrennanDiem T DinhJeffrey LefkovitsSarah ZamanPublished in: BMJ open (2019)
Female sex was a predictor of poorer QoL following PCI for ACS including significantly higher pain, anxiety and depression. This was independent of age, comorbidities and ACS presentation. There is a clinical need for a tailored approach in female ACS management, for example, emphasis on management of depressive and anxiety symptoms.
Keyphrases
- acute coronary syndrome
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- antiplatelet therapy
- chronic pain
- st segment elevation myocardial infarction
- sleep quality
- acute myocardial infarction
- bipolar disorder
- cross sectional
- st elevation myocardial infarction
- randomized controlled trial
- physical activity
- case report
- atrial fibrillation
- stress induced