National outcomes following benign cardiac tumor resection: A critical sex‐based disparity
Newell P, Zogg CK, Kusner J, Hirji S, Kerolos M, Kaneko T. National outcomes following benign cardiac tumor resection: A critical sex‐based disparity. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2022, 37: 2653-2660. PMID: 35662249, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16654.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComposite morbiditySurgical resectionIndependent predictorsMultivariable analysisVentricular tumorsFemale sexBenign primary cardiac tumorsCardiac tumor resectionLower comorbidity burdenPrimary cardiac tumorsNationwide Readmissions DatabaseMajority of patientsIntra-atrial septumNational outcomesSex-based disparitiesComorbidity burdenCardiac tumorsPrimary outcomeFemale patientsMean ageVentricular septumPrimary diagnosisRight atriumTumor locationTumor resection