2011
The role of gender in coronary surgery
Blasberg JD, Schwartz GS, Balaram SK. The role of gender in coronary surgery. European Journal Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2011, 40: 715-721. PMID: 21349733, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2011.01.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graft surgeryBypass graft surgeryProcess of careGender-specific riskGender-specific healthGraft surgeryOperative mortalityCoronary surgeryPatient genderPatient outcomesOutcome dataSurgical practiceRisk profileSurgeryOutcomesGenderCABGMortalityCare
2010
Chapter 18 The Role of Sex and Gender in Cardiothoracic Surgery
Balaram S, Blasberg J. Chapter 18 The Role of Sex and Gender in Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2010, 200-212. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-374271-1.00018-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCoronary artery bypass surgeryRisk factorsCardiothoracic surgeryArtery bypass surgeryCoronary artery atherosclerosisSex differencesPostoperative mortalityArtery atherosclerosisBypass patientsBypass surgeryCoronary surgeryPoor outcomeSurgical interventionSurgical outcomesSurgical dataNational registryRevascularization studiesCardiac diseaseHormonal factorsRole of sexNumber of womenSurgeryConsistent findingWomenOutcomes