Sex differences in long-term outcomes following surgery for acute type A aortic dissection: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recent reports on sex differences in long-term outcomes after surgery for acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) are conflicting. We aimed to aggregate updated data on long-term survival and reoperation stratified by sex.

Methods

A literature search was conducted using Medline, Embase, and Cochrane Central. Studies reporting sex-stratified long-term survival and/or reoperation following surgery for ATAAD between January 1, 2000, to March 15, 2023 were included. Preoperative characteristics, intraoperative variables, and early perioperative outcomes were meta-analyzed using a random effects model and pooled risk ratio (RR) with men as the reference group. Individual patient-level data for long-term outcomes was reconstructed to generate sex-specific pooled Kaplan-M

SUBMITTER: Bhatt N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10711413 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature