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Cardiac Surgery in Women in the Current Era: What Are the Gaps in Care?

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Cho, L; Kibbe, MR; Bakaeen, F; Aggarwal, NR; Davis, MB; Karmalou, T; Lawton, JS; Ouzounian, M; Preventza, O; Russo, AM; Shroyer, A-LW ...
Published in: Circulation
October 5, 2021

Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality for women in United States and worldwide. One in 3 women dies from cardiovascular disease, and 45% of women >20 years old have some form of CVD. Historically, women have had higher morbidity and mortality after cardiac surgery. Sex influences pathogenesis, pathophysiology, presentation, postoperative complications, surgical outcomes, and survival. This review summarizes current cardiovascular surgery outcomes as they pertain to women. Specifically, this article seeks to address whether sex disparities in research, surgical referral, and outcomes still exist and to provide strategies to close these gaps. In addition, with the growing population of women of reproductive age with cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular risk factors, indications for cardiac surgery arise in pregnant women. The current review will also address the unique issues associated with this special population.

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Published In

Circulation

DOI

EISSN

1524-4539

Publication Date

October 5, 2021

Volume

144

Issue

14

Start / End Page

1172 / 1185

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Women's Health
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Cardiovascular System & Hematology
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures
  • 4207 Sports science and exercise
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 3201 Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
  • 1117 Public Health and Health Services
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
 

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Cho, L., Kibbe, M. R., Bakaeen, F., Aggarwal, N. R., Davis, M. B., Karmalou, T., … Lindley, K. J. (2021). Cardiac Surgery in Women in the Current Era: What Are the Gaps in Care? Circulation, 144(14), 1172–1185. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.056025
Cho, Leslie, Melina R. Kibbe, Faisal Bakaeen, Niti R. Aggarwal, Melinda B. Davis, Tara Karmalou, Jennifer S. Lawton, et al. “Cardiac Surgery in Women in the Current Era: What Are the Gaps in Care?Circulation 144, no. 14 (October 5, 2021): 1172–85. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.056025.
Cho L, Kibbe MR, Bakaeen F, Aggarwal NR, Davis MB, Karmalou T, et al. Cardiac Surgery in Women in the Current Era: What Are the Gaps in Care? Circulation. 2021 Oct 5;144(14):1172–85.
Cho, Leslie, et al. “Cardiac Surgery in Women in the Current Era: What Are the Gaps in Care?Circulation, vol. 144, no. 14, Oct. 2021, pp. 1172–85. Pubmed, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.056025.
Cho L, Kibbe MR, Bakaeen F, Aggarwal NR, Davis MB, Karmalou T, Lawton JS, Ouzounian M, Preventza O, Russo AM, Shroyer A-LW, Zwischenberger BA, Lindley KJ. Cardiac Surgery in Women in the Current Era: What Are the Gaps in Care? Circulation. 2021 Oct 5;144(14):1172–1185.

Published In

Circulation

DOI

EISSN

1524-4539

Publication Date

October 5, 2021

Volume

144

Issue

14

Start / End Page

1172 / 1185

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Women's Health
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Cardiovascular System & Hematology
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures
  • 4207 Sports science and exercise
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 3201 Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
  • 1117 Public Health and Health Services
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences