The DISCO study-Does Interventionalists' Sex impact Coronary Outcomes?
Prasanthi YelavarthyMilan SethElizabeth PielstickerCindy L GrinesClaire S DuvernoyDevraj SukulHitinder S GurmPublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2021)
We found no significant differences in risk-adjusted in-hospital outcomes between PCIs performed by female versus male interventional cardiologists in Michigan. Female interventional cardiologists more frequently performed PCI rated as appropriate and had a higher likelihood of prescribing guideline-directed medical therapy.
Keyphrases
- coronary artery disease
- healthcare
- primary care
- coronary artery
- acute myocardial infarction
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- adverse drug
- emergency department
- heart failure
- mesenchymal stem cells
- metabolic syndrome
- st elevation myocardial infarction
- antiplatelet therapy
- left ventricular
- st segment elevation myocardial infarction
- ejection fraction
- aortic stenosis