PMID: 9555926Apr 29, 1998Paper

Referral pattern and outcome in men and women undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery--a critical review

Angiology
K M HussainS Dadkhah

Abstract

Women with coronary artery disease are less likely to undergo coronary artery bypass surgery, and this may represent a potential referral bias in favor of men. A higher in-hospital mortality rate in women compared with men has been reported earlier. Accumulating evidence currently suggests, however, that variables other than gender, such as advanced age, late referral, angina classification, diabetes mellitus, concurrent medical conditions, the number of diseased vessels, the caliber of coronary arteries, and the decreased body surface area in women may have accounted for this difference. In fact, when these variables are taken into account, female gender is no longer a statistically significant predictor of operative mortality. Women appear to have comparable immediate and late survival rates. Recurrent angina, perioperative myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, incomplete revascularization, and early and late graft reocclusion following surgery are, however, more prevalent in women. Men and women show differences in recovery experiences after discharge following bypass surgery. When coronary bypass surgery is offered to women, the decision should be individualized, based on the patients' perioperative baseline clin...Continue Reading

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