Gender features of comorbidity in patients with coronary artery disease

Abstract

Aim. To study the factors associated with high levels of comorbidity in men and women with coronary artery disease (CAD). Materials and methods. The data analyzed 742 patients who were screened in the clinic of the research Institute CPSS in 2011, before planned operation coronary artery bypass grafting. All patients were divided into 2 groups: group I - men (n=595; 58 [54; 64] years), group II - women (n=147; 63 [57; 69] years). Results and discussion. The analysis showed that the presence of arterial hypertension and atrial fibrillation prevailed in the group of women (p

Keywords

• gender differences
• comorbidity
• coronary heart disease