Variation in cardiovascular disease care: an Australian cohort study on sex differences in receipt of coronary procedures.
Alexandra Jane FoggJennifer WelshEmily BanksWalter AbhayaratnaRosemary J KordaPublished in: BMJ open (2019)
Men are more likely than women to receive coronary procedures, particularly revascularisation. This difference is most evident among people with angina, where clinical guidelines are less prescriptive than for AMI.
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