Women do have an improved long-term outcome after nonST-elevation acute coronary syndromes treated very early and predominantly with percutaneous coronary intervention
A prospective study in 1,450 consecutive patients
Christian Mueller, MD*
,*,
Franz-Josef Neumann, MD, FACC*,
Helmut Roskamm, MD, FACC*,
Peter Buser, MD, FACC
,
John Mc. B. Hodgson, MD, FACC
,
Andrè P. Perruchoud, MD
and
Heinz J. Buettner, MD*
* Herz-Zentrum Bad Krozingen, Bad Krozingen, Germany
University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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Figure 1 Cumulative probability of death for women and men during long-term follow-up.
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Figure 2 Cumulative probability of death or myocardial infarction for women and men during long-term follow-up.
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