1. Sex Differences in Outcomes After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention or Coronary Artery Bypass Graft for Left Main Disease: From the DELTA Registries
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Francesco Moroni, Alessandro Beneduce, Gennaro Giustino, Ieva Briede, Seung‐Jung Park, Joost Daemen, Marie Claude Morice, Sunao Nakamura, Emanuele Meliga, Enrico Cerrato, Raj R Makkar, Fabrizio D’Ascenzo, Carla Lucarelli, Piera Capranzano, Didier Tchetche, Christian Templin, Ajay Kirtane, Pawel Buzman, Ottavio Alfieri, Marco Valgimigli, Roxana Mehran, Antonio Colombo, Matteo Montorfano, and Alaide Chieffo
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cardiovascular disease in women ,coronary revascularization ,unprotected left main coronary artery disease ,Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,RC666-701 - Abstract
Background Controversy exists over whether sex has significant interaction with revascularization strategy for unprotected left main coronary artery disease. Higher mortality has been reported among women treated with percutaneous coronary intervention compared with coronary artery bypass grafting. Methods and Results The DELTA (Drug‐Eluting Stents for Left Main Coronary Artery Disease) and DELTA‐2 registries are international, multicentric registries evaluating the outcomes of subjects undergoing coronary revascularization for unprotected left main coronary artery disease. The primary outcome was a composite of death, myocardial infarction, or cerebrovascular accidents. The population consisted of 6253 patients, including 1689 (27%) women. Women were older and more likely to have diabetes and chronic kidney disease than men (P
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- 2022
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