Studies in the Area of Heart Attack Reported from University of Oxford (Sex Differences in High-Intensity Statin Use Following Myocardial Infarction…

Studies in the Area of Heart Attack Reported from University of Oxford (Sex Differences in High-Intensity Statin Use Following Myocardial Infarction in the United States)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News -- Data detailed on Heart Disorders and Diseases - Heart Attack have been presented. According to news reporting out of Oxford, United Kingdom, by VerticalNews editors, research stated, "Historically, women have been less likely than men to receive guideline-recommended statin therapy for the secondary prevention of myocardial infarction (MI). The authors examined contemporary sex differences in prescription fills for high-intensity statin therapy following an MI, overall and across population subgroups, and assessed whether sex differences were attenuated following recent efforts to reduce sex disparities in the use of cardiovascular disease preventive therapies."

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from the University of Oxford, "The authors studied 16,898 (26% women) U.S. adults <65 years of age with commercial health insurance in the MarketScan database, and 71,358 (49% women) U.S. adults >= 66 years of age with government health insurance through Medicare who filled statin prescriptions within 30 days after hospital discharge for MI in 2014 to 2015. The authors calculated adjusted women-to-men risk ratios and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for filling a high-intensity statin prescription (i.e., atorvastatin 40 to 80 mg, and rosuvastatin 20 to 40 mg) following hospital discharge for MI. In 2014 to 2015, 56% of men and 47% of women filled a high-intensity statin following hospital discharge for MI. Adjusted risk ratios for filling a high-intensity statin comparing women with men were 0.91 (95% CI: 0.90 to 0.92) in the total population, 0.91 (95% CI: 0.89 to 0.92) among those with no prior statin use, and 0.87 (95% CI: 0.85 to 0.90) and 0.98 (95% CI: 0.97 to 1.00) for those taking low/moderate-intensity and high-intensity statins prior to their MI, respectively. Women were less likely than men to fill high-intensity statins within all subgroups analyzed, and the disparity was largest in the youngest and oldest adults and for those without prevalent comorbid conditions."

According to the news editors, the research concluded: "Despite recent efforts to reduce sex differences in guideline-recommended therapy, women continue to be less likely than men to fill a prescription for high-intensity statins following hospitalization for MI."

For more information on this research see: Sex Differences in High-Intensity Statin Use Following Myocardial Infarction in the United States. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2018;71(16):1729-1737. Journal of the American College of Cardiology can be contacted at: Elsevier Science Inc, 360 Park Ave South, New York, NY 10010-1710, USA.

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting S.A.E. Peters, University of Oxford, George Inst Global Hlth, Oxford OX1 3QX, United Kingdom. Additional authors for this research include L.D. Colantonio, H. Zhao, V. Bittner, Y.L. Dai, M.E. Farkouh, K.L. Monda, M.M. Safford, P. Muntner and M. Woodward.

Keywords for this news article include: Oxford, United Kingdom, Europe, Vascular Diseases and Conditions, Heart Disorders and Diseases, Myocardial Infarction, Health and Medicine, Risk and Prevention, Myocardial Ischemia, Health Insurance, Heart Disease, Heart Attack, Hospitals, Therapy, University of Oxford.

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