Sex and gender differences in presentation, treatment and outcomes in acute coronary syndrome, a 10 year study from a multi-ethnic Asian population: The Malaysian National Cardiovascular Disease Database-Acute Coronary Syndrome (NCVD-ACS) registry.
Chuey Yan LeeKien Ting LiuHou Tee LuRosli Mohd AliAlan Yean-Yip FongWan Azman Wan AhmadPublished in: PloS one (2021)
Women continued to have longer system delays, receive less aggressive pharmacotherapies and invasive treatments with poorer outcome. There is an urgent need for increased effort from all stakeholders if we are to narrow this gap.
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