Frederick Berro Rivera, Faye Salva, Jacques Simon Gonzales, Sung Whoy Cha, Samantha Tang, Gurleen Kaur, Isabel Planek, Kyla Lara-Breitinger, Mark Dela Cruz, Tisha Marie B Suboc, Fareed Moses S Collado, Jonathan R Enriquez, Nishant Shah, Annabelle Santos Volgman
BACKGROUND: Mechanical complications (MC) are rare but significant sequelae of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Current data on sex differences in AMI with MC is limited. METHODS: We queried the National Inpatient Sample database to identify adult patients with the primary diagnosis of AMI and MC. The main outcome of interest was sex difference in-hospital mortality. Secondary outcomes were sex differences in the incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI), major bleeding, use of inotropes, permanent pacemaker implantation (PPMI), performance of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), surgery (VSD repair and MV surgery), pericardiocentesis, use of mechanical circulatory support (MCS), ischemic stroke, and mechanical ventilation...
January 29, 2024: Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy