Sex differences in treatment strategy for coronary artery aneurysms: Insights from the international Coronary Artery Aneurysm Registry.

Fatih ArslanI J Núñez-GilR Rodríguez-OlivaresE CerratoM BollatiL Nombela-FrancoB TerolE Alfonso-RodríguezS J Camacho FreireP A VillablancaI J Amat SantosJ M De la Torre HernándezI PascualC LiebetrauM AlkhouliA Fernández-Ortiznull null

Published in: Netherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation (2021)

These CAAR findings showed a comparable high-risk cardiovascular risk profile for both sexes. Female patients were treated conservatively more often and received DAPT less often at discharge, with a shorter DAPT duration. ACS was more prevalent among male patients; however, overall clinical outcome was not different between male and female patients during follow-up.

Keyphrases

coronary artery
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
pulmonary hypertension
antiplatelet therapy
pulmonary arterial hypertension