Gabby Elbaz-Greener, Eldad Rahamim, Zahi Abu Ghosh, Naseem Shadafny, Ronny Alcalai, Amit Korach, Shemy Carasso, Harindra C Wijeysundera, Tomas Igor, Offer Amir, Guy Rozen, David Planer
BACKGROUND: Based on worldwide registries, approximately 50% of patients who underwent aortic valve replacement (AVR) via surgical aortic valve replacement are females. Although AVR procedures have improved greatly in recent years, differences in outcome including mortality between sexes remain. We aimed to investigate the trends in SAVR outcomes in females versus males. METHODS: Using the 2011-2017 National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database, we identified hospitalizations for patients with diagnosis of aortic stenosis during which SAVR was performed...
February 9, 2024: Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery