Sex Disparities in the Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes: Insights From the Veterans Affairs Clinical Assessment, Reporting, and Tracking Program
Women are less likely to receive appropriate cardiovascular follow-up and medication prescriptions after hospitalization for acute coronary syndromes. Despite these differences, the clinical outcomes for women remain comparable. These data suggest an opportunity to improve the posthospitalization management of cardiovascular disease regardless of sex.
Authors
- Claire S. Duvernoy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2879-9876)
- Stephen W. Waldo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0678-4873)
- Thomas J. Glorioso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7152-3998)
- Michael Sola (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2576-6320)
- Tamara Atkinson
- Elise Mesenbring
- Sarah K. Gualano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5080-8743)
Institutions
- University of Denver (US)
- United States Department of Veterans Affairs (US)
- Oregon Health & Science University (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- Veterans Health Administration (US)
- University of Colorado System (US)
- Portland VA Medical Center (US)
- VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System (US)
- National Patient Safety Foundation (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Heart Association
- Published
- 2024-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1161/jaha.123.034312
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.40
Funders
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs