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Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Public Health
  • Health Services Research

Background:

  • Secondary prevention after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is vital for reducing complications and improving long-term outcomes.
  • Existing gender inequalities in cardiovascular care suggest potential differences in post-AMI healthcare pathways for men and women.
  • Understanding these trajectories is essential for optimizing post-discharge clinical management and secondary prevention strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe healthcare pathways following a first AMI.
  • To explore potential gender inequalities within these post-discharge trajectories.
  • To inform tailored secondary prevention and follow-up care after AMI.

Main Methods:

  • An observational, population-based study using real-world data (RWD) from the CARhES cohort.
  • Inclusion of 4298 individuals discharged alive after a first AMI (2017-2022).
  • Reconstruction of 90-day post-discharge healthcare trajectories across primary care, specialized care, emergency services, and hospital admissions, stratified by sex and clinical outcomes.

Main Results:

  • Post-AMI care pathways exhibited significant heterogeneity, often initiating in emergency departments despite general practitioner contact.
  • Patients experiencing clinical outcomes demonstrated higher healthcare utilization.
  • Women accessed primary care more frequently, whereas men utilized specialized services more and had higher readmission rates, indicating potential sex-based differences in follow-up and management.

Conclusions:

  • Post-AMI care pathways are complex and variable, with discernible gender-based differences in service utilization patterns.
  • Women tended to access scheduled care more, while men more frequently utilized emergency services.
  • Findings underscore the necessity for gender-sensitive post-discharge follow-up to refine secondary prevention strategies for AMI patients.