Are Women at Higher Risk for Isolated Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement? Results From 178,000 STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database Patients
Women undergoing isolated SAVR demonstrated similar morbidity and mortality compared to men despite having smaller body surface area and higher frequency of annular enlargement. Given the improved outcomes with contemporary practice in SAVR, sex may no longer be a risk factor for worse outcomes in isolated SAVR.
Authors
- Julie A. Phillippi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9879-2039)
- Takuya Ogami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6659-2617)
- Irsa Hasan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8787-9841)
- Carlos E. Díaz-Castrillón (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2076-2833)
- Derek Serna‐Gallegos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5991-6385)
- Ibrahim Sultan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9377-8003)
Institutions
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions
- Published
- 2025-09-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ccd.70188
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.39
Funders
- Society of Thoracic Surgeons