Introduction
deaths, death, CVD
CVD, SECONDARY, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is still a leading cause of death in Europe, accounting for 45% of women’s and 39% of men’s deaths [The aim of the present subanalysis from a prospective randomized controlled trial of hospital-based versus primary care-based follow-up was to investigate sex differences in achievement of secondary preventive targets after MI, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).