@article{0da7848f7af04598b0d183c198d055f9,
title = "Abstract 12580: Does Sex Influence the Effect of Surgical Revascularization in Patients in Ischemic Left Ventricular Dysfunction? Results From the STICH Trial",
author = "Qi Zheng and Nicole Cyrille and Lilin She and Hann Szwed and Lang, \{Irene M\} and Farsky, \{Pedro S\} and Serenella Castelvecchio and Jolanta Biernat and Alexandros Paraforos and Dragana Kosevic and Favaloro, \{Liliana E\} and Nicolau, \{Jose C\} and Padmini Varadaragan and Eric Velazquez and Ramdas Pai and Kerry Lee and Patrice Desvigne-Nickens and Pi{\~n}a, \{Ileana L\}",
note = "Introduction: Studies have shown sex-specific differences regarding CAD and heart failure with left ventricular (LV) dysfunction. Whether these differences impact the benefit of CABG in patients with ischemic LV dysfunction has not been studied prospectively. Female sex is conventionally considered a risk factor for open-heart surgery, and has been included as a poor prognostic factor in multiple cardiac operative risk evaluation scores.",
year = "2016",
month = nov,
day = "11",
language = "American English",
volume = "134",
journal = "Circulation",
}