18 Subsequently reported 10‐year data, however, showed a nonsignificant trend for better outcomes in both men and women treated with CABG, and significant interaction between sex and revascularization strategy could no longer be detected. 19 In light of such results, sex has been eliminated as a component of the SYNTAX II score, a risk score meant to aid in the decision
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Sex Differences in Outcomes After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention or Coronary Artery Bypass Graft for Left Main Disease: From the DELTA Registries.
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3 , 4 Female sex is considered to be a risk factor for adverse outcomes following coronary revascularization and initial reports on CABG surgery showed a trend toward poorer postoperative and long‐term prognosis in women. 5 , 6 Similarly, worse outcomes in women have been reported in the PCI setting. 7 , 8 , 9 Although these differences have been consistently highlighted, they have been mainly attributed to different risk factor profiles between sexes as they are attenuated or disappear in multivariable analysis adjusting for baseline confounders. 10 , 11 However, in patients with multivessel disease or ULMCA disease the evidence is still conflicting.