Gender differences in recovery after coronary artery bypass surgery

Brief Depression Screening with the PHQ-2 Associated with Prognosis Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with Paclitaxel-Eluting Stenting

“…Differences in the prevalence of depression could not explain the differential prognostic influence found in the current study, as men and women did not differ in depressive symptoms. Women are generally known to report more symptoms of depression than men, although this has been supported in some 18,31,33,34 , but not all studies of cardiac patients 22 .…”

Sex Differences in Health and Survival

“…Moreover, considerably more men than women undergo invasive cardiac procedures and receive aggressive treatment (Bowling et al 2001;Shaw et al 2004;Blomkalns et al 2005;Smith et al 2009). The marked differences observed in the treatment strategies for men and women have been partially explained by differences in disease severity, comorbid conditions, symptom presentation, and patient preferences for surgical or less aggressive forms of treatment (Vaccarino et al 2003;Anand et al 2005). However, more research is needed to help us better understand how these factors and treatment-seeking behaviors contribute to sex differences in survival after stroke and MI.…”

Sex differences in health status after coronary artery bypass surgery

“…18 Briefly, between February 1999 and February 2001, all patients admitted for their first CABG surgery at Yale New Haven Hospital were screened for this study. Patients younger than 30 years, those with a previous CABG or undergoing concomitant operations, and those with barriers to the interview such as aphasia, impaired mental status, or language other than English were excluded.…”

“…Of these, 1164 (90.2%), 842 men and 322 women, were enrolled. 18 A similar proportion of men (nϭ22, 2.6%) and women (nϭ7, 2.2%) died before the 6-month interview and were excluded from the analyses. We also excluded 18 patients who refused the 6-month interview, 11 patients who were too sick to answer questions, and 34 patients who could not be reached within the allotted time window.…”