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Gan, Sandra C; Beaver, Shelli K; Houck, Peter M; MacLehose, Richard F; Lawson, Herschel W; Chan, Leighton
New England journal of medicine/The New England journal of medicine, 07/2000, Letnik: 343, Številka: 1Journal Article
Coronary artery disease is the leading cause of death among women over 65 years of age in the United States. 1 In 1992 it accounted for more than 45 percent of all deaths in women, which is more than the proportion due to all forms of cancer combined. 2 Case fatality rates after hospitalization for acute myocardial infarction decreased for both women and men from 1987 through 1994. 3 However, several studies have found that women receive less aggressive in-hospital therapy for acute myocardial infarction than do men, 4 – 15 even though studies have reported that the beneficial effects of thrombolytic agents, aspirin, beta-blockers, . . .
