Trends in Gender Differences in Cardiac Care and Outcome After Acute Myocardial Infarction in Western Sweden: A Report From the Swedish Web System for Enhancement of Evidence-Based Care in Heart Disease Evaluated According to Recommended Therapies (SWEDEHEART).

Background: Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death for both genders. Debates are ongoing as to whether gender-specific differences in clinical course, diagnosis, and management of acute myocardial infarction (MI) exist.

Methods And Results: We compared all men and women who were treated for acute MI at cardiac care units in Västra Götaland, Sweden, between January 1995 and October 2014 by obtaining data from the prospective SWEDEHEART (Swedish Web-System for Enhancement of Evidence-Based Care in Heart Disease Evaluated According to Recommended Therapies) registry.

Is erectile dysfunction really a clinically useful predictor of cardiovascular disease?

Objective: To evaluate the possible connection between erectile dysfunction (ED) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in one of its more severe forms, namely myocardial infarction (MI).

Material And Methods: The incidence of ED in men hospitalized due to MI (n=100) was compared with that reported in a questionnaire sent to an age-matched control population (n=129).

Results: The incidence of ED before MI (34%) was similar to that in the control population (30%).