Abstract
Purpose
Epidemiologic and clinical research suggests important gender-related differences in the prevalence, presentation, associated conventional and non-conventional risk factors, management and outcomes of coronary heart disease (CHD) patients. Adequate data is not available for Indian population where prevalence of CHD and depression is high.
Method
We conducted an observational, single-center, study from January 2010 to December 2011 on 10450 consecutive patients visiting a tertiary care center, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India who presented with complaints related to CHD.
Results
Of these, 6867 patients had coronary artery disease (CAD) as confirmed by angiographic investigation; 5678 were males, and 1189 were females with similar mean age. As compared to males, females had higher prevalence of hypertension, diabetes and obesity while males had higher prevalence of smoking. Invasive treatment options like Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (p < 0.001) and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (p = 0.001) were used less often to treat females, and medical therapy (p < 0.001) was the preferred treatment option irrespective of the contributing risk factors/extent of CAD. Depression was observed in 39.8 % of acute coronary syndrome patients (n = 1648) as assessed by MARDS scale. It was higher in female patients and in low socioeconomic strata (p < 0.001).At 12 and 36 months, rates of revascularization (p < 0.001) and mortality (p < 0.005) were higher with poor quality of life (QoL) (P < 0.001) in depressed CAD patients.
Conclusion
In India, women appear to have a higher prevalence of hypertension, diabetes, obesity, and family history of CHD. Yet women get invasive treatments less often than men. Depression is also more common in women and is associated with poor QoL and early mortality than men.
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Bhatt, P., Parikh, P., Patel, A. et al. Unique Aspects of Coronary Artery Disease in Indian Women. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 29, 369–376 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10557-015-6594-5
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