Sex Disparity in Characteristics, Management, and In-Hospital Outcomes of Patients with ST-Segment Elevated Myocardial Infarction: Insights from Henan STEMI Registry

Figure 1

Use of reperfusion therapy based on sex in STEMI patients. In-hospital reperfusion strategy of all STEMI patients (240 patients with reperfusion contraindication were excluded) (a, b) and reperfusion eligible patients (admitted within 12 hours after symptom onset) (c, d). With regard to therapeutic strategies, 62.4% of male and 56.1% of female patients received reperfusion therapy (), PCI was performed in 25.7% of females versus 33.2% in males (), 49.7% of females versus 58.0% of males were successful reperfusion () (a), and fibrinolysis was the major reperfusion therapy in female (b). Of the reperfusion eligible patients, 78.5% of male and 74.2% of female patients received reperfusion therapy (), PCI was performed in 33.3% of females versus 41.4% in males (), 65.7% of females versus 73.2% of male were successful reperfusion () (c), and fibrinolysis was still the major strategy of reperfusion in female (d). STEMI, ST-elevation myocardial infarction; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention.

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