The Sex Factor: Better Cardiac Surgery Care for Women

This video explains the sex-based differences between women and men with coronary heart disease, including risk factors, presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes. It also covers how women are underrepresented in cardiovascular research and how we can improve care for women.

Reference

1. Matthews, S., Buttery, A., O’Neil, A., Sanders, J., Marasco, S., Fredericks, S., Martorella, G., Keenan, N., Ghanes, A., & Wynne, R. Sex differences in mortality after first time, isolated coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 2022, 21, 759. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvac028.