Sex-related differences in patients with infective endocarditis requiring cardiac surgery: insights from the CAMPAIGN Study Group.
Paula AckermannMateo Marin-CuartasCarolyn WeberManuela De La CuestaArtur LichtenbergAsen PetrovChristian HaglHug AubinKlaus MatschkeMahmoud DiabMaximilian LuehrPayam AkhyariSems-Malte TugtekinShekhar SahaTorsten DoenstThorsten WahlersMichael A BorgerMartin MisfeldPublished in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2024)
Male patients more frequently undergo cardiac surgery for IE. However, female patients have a higher surgical risk profile and subsequently an increased early postoperative morbidity, but with similar 30-day mortality compared with male patients. The estimated mid-term survival is lower amongst female patients.