Publications by authors named "Elliot Lowy"
Background: Previous studies have shown that women have decreased survival and receive fewer cardiac procedures after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) compared with men, raising concerns for sexual bias in provision of care. The objective of this study is to describe clinical characteristics, treatment, and survival in women veterans compared with men after admission to VA hospitals for AMI.
Methods: This is a retrospective inception cohort study using data drawn from the VA Cardiac Care Follow-up Clinical Study, describing patients admitted for AMI to VA hospitals from October 1, 2003 to March 31, 2005.