• Pablo Juan-Salvadores, María Castro-Rodríguez, Víctor Alfonso Jiménez-Díaz, Cesar Veiga, Laura Busto, Saleta Fernández-Barbeira, and Andrés Iñiguez-Romo.
• Cardiovascular Research Unit, Department of Cardiology, Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro, Área Sanitaria de Vigo, Spain; Cardiovascular Research Group, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Galicia Sur (IIS Galicia Sur), SERGAS-UVIGO, Spain. Electronic address: pablo.juan@iisgaliciasur.es.
• Med Clin (Barc). 2024 Aug 16; 163 (3): 115120115-120.

BackgroundThe present study analyzes a cohort of consecutive patients with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI), evaluating the ischemia-reperfusion times from the perspective of gender differences (females versus males), with a long-term follow-up.MethodsSingle-center analytical cohort study of patients with STEMI in a tertiary hospital, between January 2015 and December 2020.ResultsA total of 2668 patients were included, 2002 (75%) men and 666 (25%) women. The time elapsed from the onset of symptoms to the opening of the artery was 197min (IQR 140-300) vs 220min (IQR 152-340), p=0.004 in men and women respectively. A delay in health care significantly impacts the occurrence of cardiovascular adverse events at follow-up, HR 1.34 [95%CI 1.06-1.70]; p=0.015.ConclusionsWomen took longer to go to health care services and had a longer delay both in the diagnosis of STEMI and in coronary reperfusion. It is imperative to emphasize the necessity of educating women about the recognition of ischemic heart disease symptoms, empowering them to raise early alarms and seek timely medical attention.Copyright © 2024 Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.

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