A study by doctors from the State-run Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research has found late presentation to hospitals by women with severe coronary artery disease to be a major factor for higher mortality.
The research titled - “Clinical and Angiographic Profile of Women with Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) from a Large Tertiary Cardiac Care Centre in South India – An Observational Study” has been published in the Indian Journal of Cardiovascular Disease in Women in December 2022.
The study led by Veena Nanjappa and a team of doctors from the Department of Cardiology at Jayadeva’s Mysuru centre and C.N. Manjunath, institute director, has found hypertension followed by diabetes to be the most common comorbidity seen in the group of 529 women who were studied. ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) was the most common presentation.
