“… 1 Sex differences in mortality among aortic dissection patients have gained attention, 2 however, data pertaining to disparities in outcomes between males and females are conflicting. 3 While some studies have demonstrated that surgically treated females with ATAAD have a higher odds of in-hospital mortality compared with males, 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 other studies have found no significant differences in in-hospital mortality between males and females after surgical repair of ATAAD. 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 A systematic review and meta-analysis reported no difference in early mortality between sexes after surgical repair of ATAAD.…”