“…Coronary artery disease is the leading cause of mortality in Western countries 1,2 . Women have been shown to be at greater risk of dying after acute myocardial infarction (MI), particularly in STsegment elevation MI (STEMI) [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] , with frequently observed poorer prognosis and higher death rates, especially during in-hospital and short-term follow-up 6,8,13,[15][16][17][18][19] . Sex differences in STEMI have been reported regarding baseline characteristics, with greater age and higher prevalence of type-2 diabetes, hypertension and dyslipidemia in females 3,4,7,11,18,[20][21][22][23] .…”