NYMC Faculty Publications

Sex Differences in Heart Failure Hospitalisation Risk Following Acute Myocardial Infarction

Author Type(s)

Faculty

DOI

10.1136/heartjnl-2020-318306

Journal Title

Heart

First Page

1657

Last Page

1663

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-2021

Department

Medicine

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: We evaluated the sex differences in 6-month heart failure (HF) hospitalisation risk in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) survivors.

METHODS: For this retrospective cohort analysis, adult survivors of an AMI between January and June 2014 were identified from the US Nationwide Readmissions Database. The primary outcome was a HF hospitalisation within 6 months. Secondary outcomes were fatal HF hospitalisation and the composite of index in-hospital HF or 6-month HF hospitalisation.

RESULTS: Of 237 549 AMI survivors, females (37.9%) were older (70±14 years vs 65±13 years; p

CONCLUSION: In a large all-comers AMI survivors' cohort, females had a higher HF hospitalisation risk that persisted after adjustment for baseline risk differences. This was consistent across several clinically relevant subgroups and was evident early on after the AMI.

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