A study suggests that postoperative care should account for the unique biological and psychosocial factors that influence outcomes in women.
Women are less likely to develop atrial fibrillation after open heart surgery than men. But if they do experience postoperative AF, they have a higher long-term risk for mortality.
The findings changed, however, when the results were adjusted for potential confounding factors such as age, pre-existing conditions, body mass index, surgical procedures, laboratory values, and medications taken. After adjustment, the risk for postoperative AF in women was significantly lower than in men .
The investigators reported that gender significantly affected the association between postoperative AF and mortality. Compared with same-gender patients without AF, men with postoperative AF had a 17% higher risk for mortality.
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