[Sex differences in congenital heart disease].
Gender influences the clinical presentation and the management of some acquired cardiovascular diseases, such as coronary artery disease, resulting in different outcomes. Differences between women and men are also noticed in congenital heart disease. They are mainly related to the prevalence and severity of some congenital heart defects at birth, and in adulthood to the prognosis, incidence of Eisenmenger syndrome and risks of pregnancy. The role of gender on the risk of operative mortality of congenital heart surgery remains debated.
Département de cardiologie, groupe hospitalier Bichat-Claude-Bernard, AP-HP, 46, rue Henri-Huchard, 75018 Paris, France; Service de cardiologie, centre hospitalier, 95500 Gonesse, France. Electronic address: pcaubry@yahoo.fr.
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D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004541:Eisenmenger Complex / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D011379:Prognosis; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D015996:Survival Rate
Cardiopathies congénitales; Congenital heart disease; Gender; Genre