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. 2022 Mar 28;15(6):642-652.
doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2021.12.033.

Sex Differences in Management and Outcomes of Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients Presenting With Cardiogenic Shock

Islam Y Elgendy  1 , Zachary K Wegermann  2 , Shuang Li  2 , Dhruv Mahtta  3 , Maria Grau-Sepulveda  2 , Nathaniel R Smilowitz  4 , Martha Gulati  5 , Kirk N Garratt  6 , Tracy Y Wang  2 , Hani Jneid  3
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Sex Differences in Management and Outcomes of Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients Presenting With Cardiogenic Shock

Islam Y Elgendy et al. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. .
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Abstract

Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine the sex differences in the risk profile, management, and outcomes among patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction cardiogenic shock (AMI-CS).

Background: Contemporary clinical data regarding sex differences in the management and outcomes of AMI patients presenting with CS are scarce.

Methods: Patients admitted with AMI-CS from the National Cardiovascular Data Registry Chest Pain-MI registry between October 2008 to December 2017 were included. Sex differences in baseline characteristics, in-hospital management, and outcomes were compared. Patients ≥65 years of age with available linkage data to Medicare claims were included in the analysis of 1-year outcomes. Multivariable logistic regression and Cox proportional hazards models adjusting for patient and hospital-related covariates were used to estimate sex-specific differences in in-hospital and 1-year outcomes, respectively.

Results: Among 17,195 patients presenting with AMI-CS, 37.3% were women. Women were older, had a higher prevalence of comorbidities, and had worse renal function at presentation. Women were less likely to receive guideline-directed medical therapies within 24 hours and at discharge, undergo diagnostic angiography (85.0% vs 91.1%), or receive mechanical circulatory support (25.4% vs 33.8%). Women had higher risks of in-hospital mortality (adjusted OR: 1.10; 95% CI: 1.02-1.19) and major bleeding (adjusted OR: 1.23; 95% CI: 1.12-1.34). For patients ≥65 years of age, women did not have a higher risk of all-cause mortality (adjusted HR: 0.98; 95% CI: 0.88-1.09) and mortality or heart failure hospitalization (adjusted HR: 1.01; 95% CI: 0.91-1.12) at 1 year compared with men.

Conclusions: In this large nationwide analysis of patients with AMI-CS, women were less likely to receive guideline recommended care, including revascularization, and had worse in-hospital outcomes than men. At 1 year, there were no sex differences in the risk of mortality. Efforts are needed to address sex disparities in the initial care of AMI-CS patients.

Keywords: acute myocardial infarction; cardiogenic shock; heart failure; mortality; sex; sex differences; women.

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Conflict of interest statement

Funding Support and Author Disclosures The American College of Cardiology Foundation’s National Cardiovascular Data Registry supported this research. Dr Elgendy has received research grants from Caladrius Biosciences, Inc., unrelated to this manuscript content. All other authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.

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