Sex Differences in Survival Rates after Acute Myocardial Infarction

1350-6277 C> 1999 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Introduction The incidence and mortality rates of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) are higher among men than women in population registries [1-3]. The male: female mortality ratio depends on age [4] and varies among countries, ranging from 2 to almost 7 between the ages of 35 and 64 years [5] (Fig. 1). On average, women develop AMI approximately 7-10 years later in life than men [6,7]. In both sexes it is, and will continue to be in forthcoming decades, the leading cause of death in most developed countries [8].