Gender Differences in In-Hospital Outcome in Non STElevation Myocardial Infarction

Abstract

Introduction:The myocardial infarction (MI) mortality has decreased markedly during recent decades, a decrease that has multiple causes. In spite of improvements, the incidence of acute MI has remained high and cardiovascular disease is still the leading cause of death, afflicting almost 50 % of both men and women. Coronary heart disease accounts for most of the cardiovascular events, and MI is the single most important contributor to the mortality and morbidity 1 .