AVR
26,742 males (58.3%) and 19,168 females (41.7%) underwent an elective
or urgent isolated AVR (see table 3). Females tended to be older but
were more likely to have an elective rather than urgent AVR compared to
males (see supplementary table 1).
Females had shorter cross clamp times and CPB times than males.
Biological aortic valves were most commonly implanted in both males and
females but males were more likely to receive a mechanical implant or
autologous graft than females.
Table 3: Baseline characteristics of patients undergoing AVR, females
compared to males