A systematic review of gender differences in mortality after coronary artery bypass graft surgery and percutaneous coronary interventions

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 491-495

  Kim, Catherine ^a   Redberg, Rita F ^a   Pavlic, Tiana ^a   Eagle, Kim A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass graft; Gender; Outcomes; Percutaneous coronary intervention; Review; Women

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST;

ANGIOPLASTY; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DATA BASE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGISTER; REVASCULARIZATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35348880426     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.20000     Document Type: Review

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