Younger age potentiates post myocardial infarction survival disadvantage of women.

Although female gender is an independent predictor of higher post-MI in-hospital mortality with a pronounced effect among younger patients, women are less likely to receive thrombolysis than men. Based on the results from this countrywide study, we should consider women, especially of younger age, as patients at particular high risk, who contrary to common practice, deserve more intensive and aggressive in-hospital treatment.