Acute coronary syndromes in women and men

Women and men with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) tend to present with a similar constellation of symptoms, although at different ratesWomen often have alternative mechanisms of ACS, such as spontaneous coronary artery dissection and vasospasm, beyond the plaque rupture most typically seen in menAcross the range of ACS, women generally receive less-aggressive invasive and pharmacological care than menSex-related outcomes after ACS vary by age; young women have worse short-term and long-term outcomes than men, but old women have similar outcomes to those of old menRepresentation of women in clinical cardiovascular trials needs to increase in order to address the plethora of unknowns that remain about sex-related differences in ACS