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Passionate about advancing women’s heart health, exploring sex-specific disease mechanisms and the heart-brain connection through cutting-edge research

A new article by Daniel Bollinger and Caroline Gebhard, MDUniversity Hospital Basel, discusses concerning #sex and #gender disparities in #cardiacsurgery patients. 🔸 The article highlights a significant threefold increase in #bloodtransfusion risk for #women, as well as higher postoperative #mortality rates. The authors delve into the reasons behind this #gendergap and emphasize the importance of tailored patient care. 🔸 They urge perioperative physicians to be more aware of sex and gender differences, emphasizing the necessity of personalized approaches to improve surgical outcomes for #women. Check it out! 👇 https://lnkd.in/eMnkUKpS More information about sex and gender differences in critical illness and perioperative medicine are available here: https://lnkd.in/eXky4Xy2 #gebhardlab #GenderDisparities #CardiacSurgery #PersonalizedCare

Unravelling the Impact of Gender Disparities in Cardiac Surgery

Unravelling the Impact of Gender Disparities in Cardiac Surgery

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