Sex Differences in pLVAD-Assisted High-Risk Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Insights From the PROTECT III Study
Shah T, Abu-Much A, Batchelor W, Grines C, Baron S, Zhou Z, Li Y, Maini A, Redfors B, Hussain Y, Wollmuth J, Basir M, O'Neill W, Lansky A. Sex Differences in pLVAD-Assisted High-Risk Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Insights From the PROTECT III Study. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2023, 16: 1721-1729. PMID: 37409991, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2023.04.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk percutaneous coronary interventionFemale patientsIII studySex-based differencesImmediate PCISYNTAX scoreClinical outcomesMyocardial infarctionStroke/transient ischemic attackWorse renal functionAcute limb ischemiaTransient ischemic attackSex differencesPercutaneous coronary interventionAcute myocardial infarctionHigher ejection fractionCause deathCoronary complicationsIschemic attackMajor bleedingNonfemoral accessPercutaneous CoronaryPrior strokeCerebrovascular eventsVascular complications