Are really the early postoperative outcomes of coronary artery bypass grafting surgery in elderly women worse compared to men?

Abstract

Objective: Female gender is considered to be an independent predictor for morbidity and mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), however, the impact of gender difference on postoperative outcomes after CABG in especially elderly patients is a debated topic of ongoing relevance. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of gender difference on early postoperativ