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Gender differences in the implementation of cardiovascular prevention measures after an acute coronary event Jean Dallongevillle, Dirk De Bacquer, Jan Heidrich, et al. Heart 2010 96: 1744-1749
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Epidemiology
Gender differences in the implementation of cardiovascular prevention measures after an acute coronary event Jean Dallongevillle,1 Dirk De Bacquer,2 Jan Heidrich,3 Guy De Backer,2 Christoph Prugger,3 Kornelia Kotseva,4 Miche`le Montaye,1 Philippe Amouyel,1 on behalf of the EUROASPIRE Study Group < An additional table is
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MONICA Lille project, Institut Pasteur de Lille, INSERM U744, Lille, France 2 Department of Public Health, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium 3 Institute of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, University of Mu¨nster, Mu¨nster, Germany 4 Cardiovascular Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, UK Correspondence to Dr Jean Dallongeville, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, INSERM U744, Institut Pasteur de Lille, 1 rue du Pr Calmette, 59019 Lille, France; jean.dallongeville@ pasteur-lille.fr Accepted 27 July 2010
ABSTRACT Objective To compare gender-related lifestyle changes and risk factor management after hospitalisation for a coronary event or revascularisation intervention in Europe. Method The EUROASPIRE III survey was carried out in 22 European countries in 2006e2007. Consecutive patients having had a coronary event or revascularisation before the age of 80 were identified. A total of 8966 patients (25.3% women) were interviewed and underwent clinical and biochemical tests at least 6 months after hospital admission. Trends in cardiovascular risk management were assessed on the basis of the 1994e1995, 1999e2000 and 2006e2007 EUROASPIRE surveys. Results Female survey participants were generally older and had a lower educational level than male participants (p
