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Sex Differences in the Utilization and Outcomes of Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement for Severe Aortic Stenosis

BACKGROUND: Studies assessing the differential impact of sex on outcomes of aortic valve replacement (AVR) yielded conflicting results. We sought to investigate sex‐related differences in AVR utilization, patient risk profile, and in‐hospital outcomes using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample. METHODS A...

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Autores principales: Chaker, Zakeih, Badhwar, Vinay, Alqahtani, Fahad, Aljohani, Sami, Zack, Chad J., Holmes, David R., Rihal, Charanjit S., Alkhouli, Mohamad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5634288/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28935681
http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.117.006370