Sex-stratified analysis of national trends and outcomes in isolated tricuspid valve surgery.

Pranav Chandrashekar Erin Amanda FenderChad J ZackYogesh N V ReddyCourtney E BennettMegha PrasadMohammed A Al-HijjiJohn M StulakVirginia M Miller

Published in: Open heart (2018)

Isolated TV surgery is rare, but women more commonly undergo the procedure. In-hospital mortality was similar between men and women after propensity matching, but remains markedly high for both men and women in comparison to that reported for left-sided isolated valve surgery.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
aortic valve
mitral valve
aortic stenosis
surgical site infection
type diabetes
heart failure
adipose tissue
acute coronary syndrome
insulin resistance
ejection fraction