The Impact of Gender on In-Hospital Outcome after Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Comparative Single Center Audit

Abstract

Background: In the literatures, there is still argument regarding whether female gender is correlated with worse outcome following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). In recent years, using of PCI has steadily increased in Yemen. However, the impact of gender on the clinical outcome following PCI with 2nd generation drug-eluting stents is still unknown in Yemeni patients.