Women with angina pectoris receive less antiplatelet treatment than men

Marcel L. Bouvy; Eibert R. Heerdink; Olaf H. Klungel; Anthonius De Boer; Ada G. G. Stuurman-Bieze; Hubert G. Leufkens

Women with angina pectoris receive less antiplatelet treatment than men

Marcel L. Bouvy, Eibert R. Heerdink, Olaf H. Klungel, Anthonius De Boer, Ada G. G. Stuurman-Bieze, Hubert G. Leufkens

Pharmacoepidemiology and Clinical Pharmacology

Apotheek Wittesteijn

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Abstract

In a study investigating the prevalence of underprescription of platelet therapy for women with angina pectoris, the complete medication histories of patients were examined and indicators of possible comorbidity and comedication were recorded. A higher percentage of women than men were not treated with any form of antithrombotic treatment (37% versus 18%), suggesting a serious, and possibly hazardous, undertreatment with acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) in women compared with men.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	299-300
Number of pages	2
Journal	British Journal of General Practice
Volume	49
Issue number	441
Publication status	Published - 9 Mar 1999

Keywords

Acetylsalicylic acid
Angina pectoris
Antiplatelet therapy
Ischaemic heart disease
acetylsalicylic acid
antithrombocytic agent
adult
aged
angina pectoris
article
comorbidity
controlled study
female
general practice
human
ischemic heart disease
major clinical study
male
Netherlands
oral drug administration
prescription
sex difference

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