Gender impact on in-hospital outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention

Short- and Long-Term Outcomes of Coronary Stenting in Women Versus Men

“…Although prior analyses are conflicting, the preponderance of evidence suggests that women are more likely to experience in-hospital mortality and complications. 4,[22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33] Various studies have hypothesized that this increased risk is due to a greater burden of comorbidities, older age, smaller body size, and/or less aggressive pharmacological therapy. Yet, in our study, women remained at a significantly increased risk despite extensive adjustment for Ͼ50 clinical variables, including those mentioned by other authors such as clinical risk profile, age, body surface area, kidney disease, antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapy, and acuity of disease.…”

Gender differences in acute and 30‐day outcomes after orbital atherectomy treatment of de novo, severely calcified coronary lesions

“…According to the American Heart Association, approximately onethird of the percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) performed in the US in 2010 were on women . While early PCI studies reported higher early mortality in women , many contemporary studies found no difference between genders in terms of in‐hospital and/or 30‐day mortality . However, several PCI studies have reported significantly higher mortality in women .…”