Gender differences in management and outcome of patients with acute myocardial infarction.

Background: The study objectives were to assess any gender differences in the application of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and their impact on outcome in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI).

Methods: Prospective cohort study of patients in the PRIAMHO II registry. 58 randomly selected public hospitals in Spain included 6209 patients with AMI admitted to Coronary/Critical Care Unit from May 15 to December 15 2000 with 1-year follow-up.