Gender differences in heart transplantation: Twenty-five year trends in the nationwide Spanish heart transplant registry

Autor: Garcia-Cosio, MD, Gonzalez-Vilchez, F, Lopez-Vilella, R, Barge-Caballero, E, Gomez-Bueno, M, Martinez-Selles, M, Arizon, JM, Sousa, DR, Gonzalez-Costello, J, Mirabet, S, Perez-Villa, F, Diaz-Molina, B, Rabago, G, Ocampo, AP, de la Fuente-Galan, L, Garrido, I, Delgado-Jimenez, JF
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: CLINICAL TRANSPLANTATION
r-IIS La Fe. Repositorio Institucional de Producción Científica del Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe
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r-IIB SANT PAU. Repositorio Institucional de Producción Científica del Instituto de Investigación Biomédica Sant Pau
ISSN: 0902-0063
Popis: The study of gender differences may lead into improvement in patient care. We have aimed to identify the gender differences in heart transplantation (HT) of adult HT recipients in Spain and their evolution in a study covering the years 1993-2017 in which 6740 HT (20.6% in women) were performed. HT indication rate per million inhabitants was lower in women, remaining basically unchanged during the 25-year study period. HT rate was higher in men, although this decreased over the 25-year study period. Type of heart disease differed in men versus women (p
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