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Background
Active smoking is associated with worse clinical outcomes following left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation. However, the effect of sex differences in conjunction with smoking status remains uninvestigated.
Methods
Consecutive patients who underwent LVAD implantation between January 2013 and September 2018 were included. Clinical outcomes were retrospectively compared between...
Objectives
Female sex is considered a risk factor for mortality and morbidity following cardiac surgery. This study is the first to review the UK adult cardiac surgery national database to compare outcomes following surgical coronary revascularisation and valvular procedures between females and males.
Methods
Using data from National Adult Cardiac Surgery Audit, we identified all elective and urgent,...
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