Open AccessOff-Pump Techniques Disproportionately Benefit Women and Narrow the Gender Disparity in Outcomes After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Author(s) -
John D. Puskas,
Patrick D. Kilgo,
Michael Kutner,
Sorin V. Pusca,
Omar M. Lattouf,
Robert A. Guyton
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.106.678979
Subject(s) - medicine , coronary artery bypass surgery , cardiology , artery , coronary artery disease , surgery
Women experience greater morbidity and mortality than men after conventional coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) on cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). The objective of this study was to determine whether off-pump CABG (OPCAB) alters this gender-based disparity.
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