title: [Non ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in men and women with diabetes mellitus].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Diabetes is a significant risk factor in patients with non ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). Sex-related differences in clinical course of NSTEMI have not been extensively studied.
  
  
  METHODS
  During one year all consecutive patients presenting with NSTEMI and diabetes were enrolled. A total of 298 (158 women and 140 men) were analyzed. Clinical presentation, applied treatment and prognosis were compared between women and men.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Women tended to be older. More men smoked cigarettes. Pharmacological approach was similar in both groups. Men underwent revascularization more often. Despite those differences both short- and long-term mortality were comparable.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Despite the common knowledge on negative influence of diabetes and female sex in NSTEMI patients, in multivariate analysis only age and three or four Killip class on admission were significant.
authors.forename: Agnieszka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Janion-Sadowska
authors.forename: Marcin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sadowski
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kurzawski
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gierlotka
authors.forename: Lech
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Poloński
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015897:Comorbidity; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015996:Survival Rate