Outcomes of ST‐elevation myocardial infarction by age and sex in a low‐income urban community: The Montefiore STEMI Registry. Issue 10 (28th July 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bortnick, Anna E.; Shahid, Muhammad; Shitole, Sanyog G.; Park, Michael; Broder, Anna; Rodriguez, Carlos J.; Scheuer, James; Faillace, Robert; Kizer, Jorge R.
• Is Part Of: Clinical cardiology. Volume 43:Issue 10(2020)
• Page Start: 1100
• Page End: 1109
• Publication Date: 2020-07-28
• Subjects: coronary artery disease -- myocardial infarction; Cardiology -- Periodicals; 616.12005
• DOI: 10.1002/clc.23412
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0160-9289

Abstract

Abstract: Objectives: To compare outcomes by age and sex in race/ethnic minorities presenting with ST‐elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), as studies are limited. Methods: We studied sociodemographics, management, and outcomes in 1208 STEMI patients evaluated for primary percutaneous coronary intervention between 2008 and 2014 at Montefiore Health System (Bronx, NY). A majority of patients self‐identified as nonwhite, and nearly two‐thirds were young (<45 years) or middle‐aged (45‐64 years). Results: Risk factors varied significantly across age groups; with more women and non‐Hispanic whites, hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, prior cardiovascular disease, non‐sinus rhythm, and collagen vascular disease in the older age group (≥65 years); and higher body mass index, smoking, cocaine use, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and family history of heart disease in the young. Younger women had lower summary socioeconomic scores than younger men. Middle‐aged women had more obesity and dysmetabolism, while men had more heavy alcohol use. There was greater disease severity with increasing age; with higher cardiac biomarkers, 3‐vessel disease, cardiogenic shock, and coronary artery bypass grafting. Older patients had higher rates of death and death or readmission over 4.3 (interquartile range 2.4, 6.0) years of follow‐up. Middle‐aged women had higher rates of death or any readmission than men, but these differences were not significant after adjustment. Conclusions: These findings indicate a high burden of risk factors in younger adults with STEMI from an inner‐city community. Programs to target sociobehavioral factors in disadvantaged settings, including substance abuse, obesity, and risk of HIV, are necessary to more effectively address health disparities in STEMI and its adverse consequences.