The role of gender in coronary surgery

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 715-721

  Blasberg, Justin D ^a   Schwartz, Gary S ^a   Balaram, Sandhya K ^a  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

CABG; Cardiac; Gender; Outcomes; Surgery complications

Indexed keywords

AGING; BODY SURFACE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; LONG TERM CARE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OFF PUMP SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVASCULARIZATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SEX ROLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80051561053     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2011.01.003     Document Type: Review

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