Higher risk of stroke, bleeds among women post-PCI
Study finds no sex differences in all-cause mortality or Q-wave MI
The risk of haemorrhagic stroke in the first two years after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is about five times higher in women than in men, a study shows.
Analysis of data from almost 16,000 elderly patients also suggests that women are more likely to experience major bleeds following stent insertion, the researchers say.
