Sex difference in outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting: follow-up data of the Netherlands Heart Registration.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Controversies exist regarding sex differences in outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). This study assessed sex differences in early and mid-term outcomes after CABG and factors associated with these differences. Outcomes were based on data from the Netherlands Heart Registration (NHR).

Methods

Data of patients undergoing CABG in the Netherlands between 2013 and 2019 were retrieved from the NHR database. Primary outcomes were early mortality, morbidity and mid-term survival. The population was divided into subgroups based on age (≥ 70 years and < 70 years). Regression analyses investigated the correlation between sex and both early and mid-term mortality.

Results

This study included 41,705 male and 10,048 female patients. Median follow-up wa

SUBMITTER: Wester ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11695514 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature