Excess Mortality and Undertreatment of Women With Severe Aortic Stenosis

Autor: Christophe Tribouilloy, Yohann Bohbot, Dan Rusinaru, Khadija Belkhir, Momar Diouf, Alexandre Altes, Quentin Delpierre, Saousan Serbout, Maciej Kubala, Franck Levy, Sylvestre Maréchaux, Maurice Enriquez Sarano
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, Vol 10, Iss 1 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2047-9980
DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.120.018816
Popis: Background Although women represent half of the population burden of aortic stenosis (AS), little is known whether sex affects the presentation, management, and outcome of patients with AS. Methods and Results In a cohort of 2429 patients with severe AS (49.5% women) we aimed to evaluate 5‐year excess mortality and performance of aortic valve replacement (AVR) stratified by sex. At presentation, women were older (P
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