Gender and recovery from coronary artery bypass surgery : a psychological perspective
The number of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) operations has increased continually over the past decade. To date, roughly one-third of these are performed on women. Despite the tremendous progress made in cardiovascular surgery, not all patients profit equally from it, and the mortality rate of...
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oai:112.137.131.14:VNU_123-255032020-07-02T08:25:51Z Gender and recovery from coronary artery bypass surgery : a psychological perspective Kendel, Friederike Coronary artery bypass -- Psychological aspects ; MEDICAL -- Surgery -- General 617.4 The number of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) operations has increased continually over the past decade. To date, roughly one-third of these are performed on women. Despite the tremendous progress made in cardiovascular surgery, not all patients profit equally from it, and the mortality rate of women still exceeds that of men by a factor of two. Studies conducted to investigate this marked gender difference have yielded conflicting results. In particular, adjustment for clinical risk factors seemed to diminish the difference, but could not fully explain it. 2017-04-10T04:00:32Z 2017-04-10T04:00:32Z 2009 Book 9783798518551 http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/VNU_123/25503 en 97 p. application/pdf Springer |
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The number of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) operations has increased continually over the past decade. To date, roughly one-third of these are performed on women. Despite the tremendous progress made in cardiovascular surgery, not all patients profit equally from it, and the mortality rate of women still exceeds that of men by a factor of two. Studies conducted to investigate this marked gender difference have yielded conflicting results. In particular, adjustment for clinical risk factors seemed to diminish the difference, but could not fully explain it. |
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