Are there differences between men and women in short-term outcomes following coronary artery bypass graft surgery?
Women face a higher risk of short-term mortality and postoperative stroke after CABG compared to men, highlighting significant sex-based disparities in surgical outcomes.
= 34%, p = 0.18). The short-term mortality risk after CABG is higher in women, compared to men. Women are at higher risk of postoperative stroke. There is no significant difference in the likelihood of postoperative myocardial infarction in women compared to men. Men are at higher risk of postoperative atrial fibrillation after CABG.
LaGrange et al. (Thu,) studied this question.