Mitral Valve Surgery in Women: Another Target for Eradicating Sex Inequality

Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2016 Feb;9(2 Suppl 1):S94-6. doi: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.115.002603.

Authors

Christian McNeely¹, Christina Vassileva¹

Affiliation

¹ From the Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO (C.M.); and Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield (C.V.).

PMID: 26908867
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.115.002603

No abstract available

Keywords: life expectancy; mitral valve; outcome assessment (health care); sex; surgery.

MeSH terms

Adult
Female
Healthcare Disparities
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mitral Valve / surgery*
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / mortality
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
Sex Characteristics