Heart disease treatment in general practice favours men

Sex inequalities exist in access to secondary care services for heart disease, but less is known about general practice. On p 832 Hippisley-Cox et al describe a study of computerised data for over 5000 general practice patients with ischaemic heart disease. Men were more likely than women to have cardiovascular risk factors and serum cholesterol levels recorded, but women were more likely to have a raised cholesterol level. More men, however, were taking aspirin and being treated with lipid lowering drugs. The results suggest a systematic bias towards men compared with women in terms of secondary prevention of ischaemic heart disease.

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Sex inequalities in ischaemic heart disease in general practice: cross sectional survey

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