Sex difference and outcome trends following surgical aortic valve replacement from the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) Database

• DOI: 10.23736/s0021-9509.23.12729-7
• Publication Date: 2024-02-09T08:15:01Z
• Authors: Gabby ELBAZ-GREENER; Eldad RAHAMIM; Zahi ABU GHOSH; Naseem SHADAFNY; Ronny ALCALAI; Amit KORACH; Shemy CARASSO; Harindra C. WIJEY...; Tomas IGOR; Offer AMIR; Guy ROZEN; David PLANER
• Keywords: Male; Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; Aged, 80 and over; Inpatients; Time Factors; Databases, Factual; Aortic Valve Stenosis; Health Status Disparities; Middle Aged; United States; Sex Factors; Treatment Outcome; Postoperative Complications; Risk Factors; Aortic Valve; Humans; Female; Hospital Mortality; Aged; Retrospective Studies

Based on worldwide registries, approximately 50% of patients who underwent aortic valve replacement (AVR) via surgical are females. Although AVR procedures have improved greatly in recent years, differences outcome including mortality between sexes remain. We aimed to investigate the trends SAVR outcomes females versus males.