Women More Likely Than Men to Die After Heart Surgery Complications

October 16, 2024

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Surgery Operation Room Dark Sheet
Presented by Health Lab

A new University of Michigan-led study suggests that women are more likely than men to die from postoperative complications after high-risk heart surgeries despite having no greater chance of developing these complications. Study authors and Michigan Medicine experts explore key findings from the study, including ways to narrow these disparities in outcomes and in medical research.

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