Bias: does it account for low surgical rates in women with infective endocarditis?

Heart. 2021 Nov;107(21):1688-1689. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2021-319944. Epub 2021 Aug 19.

Authors

Harriette G C Van Spall¹, Iqbal Jaffer^{1

2}, Mamas A Mamas³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Department of Health Research Methods, Evaluation and Impact, Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
² Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
³ Keele Cardiovascular Research Group, Keele University, Keele, UK [email protected].

PMID: 34413089
DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2021-319944

No abstract available

Keywords: cardiac surgical procedures; endocarditis; risk factors.

Publication types

Editorial
Comment

MeSH terms

Endocarditis* / diagnosis
Endocarditis* / epidemiology
Endocarditis* / surgery
Endocarditis, Bacterial* / diagnosis
Endocarditis, Bacterial* / epidemiology
Endocarditis, Bacterial* / surgery
Female
Humans