Volume 224 - Issue 9

Sex Differences in Management and Outcomes of People With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction, New South Wales, 2011–2020: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Authors:  Samia Kazi, Simone Marschner, Clara K. Chow

Correspondence: samia.kazi@sydney.edu.au

Med J Aust 2026 || doi: 10.5694/mja2.70290
Published online: 8 September 2026

Abstract

In Reply: The aim of our article was to examine whether sex differences in care and outcomes for people with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) had declined through analysis of the New South Wales Admitted Patient Data Collection from 2011 to 2020 [1]. This found that care and outcomes had improved over time among patients with STEMI and that this improvement was steeper in females compared with males and, thus, the gap by sex had narrowed over time.

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