Off-pump coronary revascularization : A potential benefit for female patients?
Coronary artery disease is one of the leading causes of illness for both men and women. However, women are 3 times more likely to die for coronary artery disease as they are of breast cancer. There are an increasing prevalence of coronary artery disease in women and thus facing the need for surgical...
| Publié dans: | Journal of the Saudi Heart Association. - 1999. - 21(2009), 4 vom: 20. Okt., Seite 199-207 |
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| Autres auteurs: | , , |
| Format: | Article en ligne |
| Langue: | English |
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2009
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| Accès à la collection: | Journal of the Saudi Heart Association |
| Sujets: | Journal Article Off pump coronary surgery On pump coronary surgery Women risk stratification |
| Résumé: | Coronary artery disease is one of the leading causes of illness for both men and women. However, women are 3 times more likely to die for coronary artery disease as they are of breast cancer. There are an increasing prevalence of coronary artery disease in women and thus facing the need for surgical revascularization. It has long being accepted that women carry a high risk of coronary surgery than men. Many investigators have suggested that female itself is predictive of poor outcome after on pump coronary surgery. We thought to search the litlature to investigate whether women who undergo off-pump surgery receive any benefits compared with women undergoing on-pump surgery |
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| Description: | Date Completed 20.08.2013 Date Revised 21.10.2021 published: Print Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1016-7315 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jsha.2009.10.001 |