Short-term mortality differs between men and women according to the presence of previous cardiovascular disease: Insights from a nationwide STEMI cohort

ElsevierVolume 367, 15 November 2022, Pages 90-98International Journal of CardiologyHighlights•

In patients with STEMI, sex and prior CVD had a synergistic impact on mortality.

Compared to men, women had a similar prognosis in patients without CVD.

Compared to men, women had lower mortality risk among those with prior CVD.

In addition to an interaction, the study illustrates the index event bias phenomenon.

In a selected cohort with previous CVD, female sex becomes a “protective” factor.

AbstractBackground

Sex and prior cardiovascular disease (CVD) are known independent prognostic factors following an ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). We aimed to examine whether the association between sex and 30-day mortality differ according to the presence of previous CVD in STEMI patients.

Methods

Prospective, observational, multicentre registry of consecutive patients managed in 17 STEMI networks in Spain (83 centres), between April and June 2019. Unadjusted and adjusted logistic regression models assessed the association of 30-day mortality with sex and prior CVD status, as well as their interaction.

Results

Among 4366 patients (mean age 63.7 ± 13.0 years; 78% male), there were 337 (8.1%) deaths within the first 30 days. There was an association between crude 30-day mortality and sex (women 10.4% vs. men 7.4%, p = 0.003), and prior CVD (CVD 13.7% vs non-CVD 6.8%, p < 0.001). After adjustment for potential confounding, neither sex nor prior CVD were apparently associated with mortality. Nevertheless, we found a significant sex-CVD interaction (p-interaction = 0.006), since women were at lower risk than men in the subset of patients with prior CVD (OR = 0.30, 95%CI = 0.12–0.80) but not in those without CVD (OR = 1.17, 95%CI = 0.79–1.74).

Conclusions

Women as well as patients with prior CVD have an increased crude risk of 30-day mortality. However, sex-related differences in short term mortality are modulated by the interaction with CVD in STEMI patients. Compared to men, women had a similar prognosis in the subset of patients without CVD, whereas they were associated with a lower risk of mortality among those with prior CVD after adjusting for other prognostic factors.

Keywords

ST elevation myocardial infarction

Cardiovascular disease

Women, mortality

Prognosis

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