Sex‐related differences in cardiogenic shock: Can we do better in women?

Abstract

Key Points The overall incidence of cardiogenic shock (CS) increased over time in both men and women, although women had lower incidence of acute myocardial infarction (AMI)‐CS and non‐AMI‐CS across all age groups. A favorable trend of reduction in in‐hospital mortality was seen among all age groups regardless of sex in CS patients, except in young AMI‐CS patients (20–44 years) in whom a notable uptrend was observed. After adjustment using propensity score matching, middle‐aged women (45–64 years) with AMI‐CS had higher in‐hospital mortality compared to their male counterparts, while women with non‐AMI‐CS experienced a higher mortality across all age categories (except among elderly patients ≥85 years).