Background: Gender differences in risk factors and clinical presentations of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) have been reported in different parts of the world with contradicting results.AIM: This study aimed to evaluate the gender differences in baseline characteristics &to investigate the presence of gender bias in patients admitted with ACS at Sohag University Hospitals.
Patients& Methods: All the patients underwent the followings:
(1)A detailed history was taken including traditional risk factors (2) Full clinical examination (3) Laboratory investigations: Fasting sugar, lipid profile, cardiac enzymes, blood count. (4) Electrocardiograph &echocardiography.
Results: The current study included equal numbers of both genders with 100 females & 100 males. Females were significantly older than males (58.22±5.99 Vs 53.48±4.16), p