Sex-based differences in outcomes of mitral valve surgery: A meta-analysis of propensity score-matched studies with reconstructed time-to-event data.

Am Heart J Plus · 2026 · PMC12682065 · PMID 41362376

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We conducted an additional subgroup analysis focusing on patients with degenerative mitral regurgitation and found a strong trend towards worse survival in women, but without statistical significance (HR 1.18; [95 % CI: 0.99–1.41]; p = 0.06; Supplementary Fig.

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