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Male-female differences in aortic valve and combined aortic valve/coronary surgery: a national cohort study in the Netherlands.

M Mostafa MokhlesSadaf Soloukey TbalvandanySabrina SiregarMichel I M VersteeghLuc NoyezBart van PutteAlexander B A VonkJolien W Roos-HesselinkAd J J C BogersJohanna J M Takkenberg
Published in: Open heart (2018)
There are substantial male-female differences in patient presentation and procedural aspects in isolated AV and concomitant CABG/AV surgery in the Netherlands. Further studies are necessary to explore the mechanisms underlying the observed differences. In addition, the observation that standard risk scores perform worse in women warrants exploration of male-female specific risk models for patients undergoing cardiac surgery.Brief title.
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