Gender differences in therapy for patients admitted for unstable angina and myocardial infarction with underlying chronic kidney disease.
We examined treatment patterns of female pts with CKD admitted for ACS. In this retrospective review of 200 patients with chronic kidney disease presenting with acute coronary syndrome, we found that females patients were less likely to receive aspirin and ACE-inhibitors and there was a trend towards less frequent use of coronary angiography
Sonson
Jocelyn M
JM
University of Hawaii John A Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI 96813-2427, USA.
Lum
Jeremy J
JJ
Madison
James R
JR
Seto
Todd B
TB
Spies
Christian
C
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D014932:Women's Health Services
D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D001241:Aspirin