Sex, Myocardial Infarction, and the Failure of Risk Scores in Women

J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2015 Nov;24(11):859-61. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2015.5412. Epub 2015 Aug 19.

Authors

Shilpa Agrawal¹, Jennifer Van Eyk², Kimia Sobhani³, Janet Wei¹, C Noel Bairey Merz²

Affiliations

¹ 1 David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles , Los Angeles, California.
² 2 Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center, Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute , Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.
³ 3 Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute , Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Comment

MeSH terms

Female
Health Services Accessibility / statistics & numerical data*
Hospital Mortality*
Humans
Male
Myocardial Infarction / therapy*
Myocardial Reperfusion*
Sex Factors*

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