Overcoming the Disparity in Mitral Valve Repair: A Sex-Based Analysis of Long-Term Outcomes
These contemporary results are encouraging and suggest that a critical "bridging of the gap" between sexes is possible with comprehensive efforts including earlier detection and awareness and improved surgical techniques, though other factors may be important to explore further.
Authors
- Stephanie Fox
- Nikolaos Tzemos
- Rashmi Nedadur
- Ali Hage (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9575-5566)
- Mohsyn Imran Malik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2012-8445)
- Fadi Hage (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1870-0123)
- Michael Chu
Institutions
- Western University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
- Published
- 2024-08-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.08.010
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.22
Funders
- Edwards Lifesciences