Using gender specific thresholds for abnormalities in cardiac troponin I, the rate of injury among women increased by 42%. This did not translate into improved management of women, who remained about half as likely to undergo revascularization, receive dual antiplatet therapy, or undergo other interventions.
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The Gender Gap in ACS: Sex-Specific Thresholds of High-Sensitivity Troponin in Patients With Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome
Submitted by: Mark Ferguson
Source: JACC
Source URL: http://www.onlinejacc.org/content/74/16/2032
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Author(s): Kuan Ken Lee, Amy V. Ferry, Atul Anand, Fiona E. Strachan, Andrew R. Chapman, Dorien M. Kimenai, Steven J.R. Meex, Colin Berry, Iain Findlay, Alan Reid, Anne Cruickshank, Alasdair Gray, Paul O. Collinson, Fred S. Apple, David A. McAllister, Donogh Maguire, Keith A.A. Fox, David E. Newby, Chris Tuck, Catriona Keerie, Christopher J. Weir, Anoop S.V. Shah, Nicholas L. Mills and on behalf of the High-STEACS Investigators
