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

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 mamasmamas1@yahoo.co.uk.

Editorial

Harriette G C Van Spall et al. Heart. 2021 Nov.

. 2021 Nov;107(21):1688-1689.

doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2021-319944. Epub 2021 Aug 19.

Harriette G C Van Spall¹, Iqbal Jaffer^{1

2}, Mamas A Mamas³

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 mamasmamas1@yahoo.co.uk.

No abstract available

Keywords: cardiac surgical procedures; endocarditis; risk factors.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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