A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä
Letter to the Editor Association of age and gender with anterior location of STEMI
Tekijät: Kytö Ville, Sipilä Jussi, Rautava Päivi
Kustantaja: Elsevier Inc.
Kustannuspaikka: Elsevier Ireland Ltd.
Julkaisuvuosi: 2014
Journal: International Journal of Cardiology
Lehden akronyymi: Int J Cardiol
Vuosikerta: 176
Numero: 3
Aloitussivu: 1158
Lopetussivu: 1159
Sivujen määrä: 2
ISSN: 0167-5273
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.07.254
Anterior location of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) represents abrupt occlusion of left ascending coronary artery (LAD) causing greater myocardial damage and greater extent of adverse remodeling compared to non-anterior infarctions [1,2] increasing the risk of heart failure [3] and death [4]. Mortality after STEMI increases with age [5] and female gender is also associated with increased mortality after STEMI [6]. Relationships of age and gender with location of STEMI are however largely uncharacterized.