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Gender differences and temporal trends in clinical characteristics, stress test results and use of invasive procedures in patients undergoing evaluation for coronary artery disease

Todd D. Miller, MD, FACC^*, Veronique L. Roger, MD, FACC^*, David O. Hodge, MS, Mona R. Hopfenspirger, RN^*, Kent R. Bailey, PhD and Raymond J. Gibbons, MD, FACC^*

^* Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Division of Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA

View larger version (14K): [in a new window]   Figure 1 Mean pretest probability of coronary artery disease in females (squares) and males (circles) <70 years old with symptoms of chest pain, plotted over time.

View larger version (13K): [in a new window]   Figure 2 Percentages of females (squares) and males (circles) referred for coronary angiography from the total study population, plotted by year.

View larger version (33K): [in a new window]   Figure 3 Percentages of patients referred for revascularization from the angiographic population, plotted by year. The numbers at the top of the columns represent the absolute number of revascularization procedures done each year. Solid bars = bypass surgery; stripped bars = percutaneous interventions.