Gender-related differences after acute myocardial infarction. a major global health challenge

Sex-based difference in outcomes after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has been an area of active investigation over the past two decades in Western countries. Preliminary studies have identified a gender bias in referral as a major explanation, but theworse prognosis ofwomen as compared with men is now thought to result also from additional factors [1], as women tend to be older, with more co-morbidities, and with a more complex vascular anatomy [2]