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The purposes of this study are to explore gender-related differences in patients presenting with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTEACS) from the perspective of a series of common risk factors as well as treatment strategies and to evaluate the prevalence of atypical clinical presentation of NSTEACS in the study group. In addition, we explored the differences between the two entities that define NSTEACS: unstable angina (UA) and non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). We conducted a retrospective study by reviewing discharge documents of patients admitted in the cardiology department of the Clinical Rehabilitation Hospital in Cluj-Napoca with NSTEACS between January 2014 and December 2015. We retrieved demographic data, clinical presentation and history, laboratory tests, and coronary angiography records as well as the implemented treatment strategies. Women in the study group were more frequently hypertensive than men (89.5% vs. 75.4%; p = 0.043), had a higher mean serum HDL cholesterol value (43 vs. 38 mg\/dL p = 0.022), were more frequently diagnosed with microvascular coronary heart disease (32% vs. 9.8%, p = 0.036), and were more often treated conservatively (49.1% vs. 30.8%, p = 0.038), while men were significantly more prone to smoking than women (30.8% vs. 14%, p = 0.028) and had higher mean serum creatinine (1.2 vs. 0.8 mg\/dL; p = 0.022) and uric acid values (6.9 vs. 6.2 mg\/dL; p = 0.048). Out of the 122 included patients, 109 had documented information regarding symptoms. The prevalence of atypical presentation was 4.6% (95% CI 0.7\u20138.5%). 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