Gender differences in therapy for patients admitted for unstable angina and myocardial infarction with underlying chronic kidney disease.

Abstract

We examined treatment patterns of female pts with CKD admitted for ACS. In this retrospective review of 200 patients with chronic kidney disease presenting with acute coronary syndrome, we found that females patients were less likely to receive aspirin and ACE-inhibitors and there was a trend towards less frequent use of coronary angiography