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Female sex is considered a risk factor for mortality and morbidity following cardiac surgery. This study is the first to review the UK adult cardiac surgery national database to compare outcomes following surgical coronary revascularisation and valvular procedures between females and males.

Using data from National Adult Cardiac Surgery Audit, we identified all elective and urgent, isolated coronary artery by‐pass grafting (CABG), aortic valve replacement (AVR) and mitral valve replacement/repair (MVR) procedures from 2010 to 2018. We compared baseline data, operative data and outcomes of mortality, stroke, renal failure, deep sternal wound infection, return to theater for bleeding, and length of hospital stay. Multivariable mixed‐effect logistical/linear regression models were used to assess relationships between sex and outcomes, adjusting for baseline characteristics.

Females …