Differences in life expectancy between men and women after aortic valve replacement.
Daniel Hernández-VaqueroEmiliano Rodriguez-CauloCarlota Vigil-EscaleraOscar Blanco-HerreraElisabet BerasteguiJavier Arias-DacharySouhayla SouafGertrudis ParodyGregorio LagunaAlejandro AdsuarManel CastelláJosé F ValderramaIvana PulitaniSergio CánovasAndrea FerreiroAntonio García-ValentínManuel CarneroPilar ParejaJosé A CorralesJosé A BlázquezDiego MacíasDelfina Fletcher-SanfeliuDaniel Martinez LopezElio MartínMiren MartínJuan MargaritRafael Hernández-EstefaníaEmilio MonguióJuan OteroJacobo SilvaPublished in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2021)
After the aortic valve replacement, men and women do not have their life expectancy restored, but this loss is much higher in women than in men. In addition, being a woman is a risk factor for long-term death. Reasons for these findings are unknown and must be investigated.
Keyphrases
- aortic valve replacement
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- aortic stenosis
- aortic valve
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- ejection fraction
- atomic force microscopy
- pregnancy outcomes
- left ventricular
- case report
- metabolic syndrome
- coronary artery disease
- atrial fibrillation
- high speed