Gender disparities in the presentation, management and outcomes of acute coronary syndrome patients: data from the 2nd Gulf Registry of Acute Coronary Events (Gulf RACE-2).

BACKGROUND: Gender-related differences in mortality of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) have been reported. The extent and causes of these differences in the Middle-East are poorly understood. We studied to what extent difference in outcome, specifically 1-year mortality are attributable to demographic...

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Main Authors: Abdulla Shehab, Bayan Al-Dabbagh, Khalid F AlHabib, Alawi A Alsheikh-Ali, Wael Almahmeed, Kadhim Sulaiman, Ahmed Al-Motarreb, Nicolaas Nagelkerke, Jassim Al Suwaidi, Ahmad Hersi, Hussam Al Faleh, Nidal Asaad, Shukri Al Saif, Haitham Amin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3566183?pdf=render