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MAY 22, 2025

Cardiac Postop infections may be underestimated

1 in 5 Older Adults Develop Infections After Cardiac Surgery


Originally published by our sister publication Infectious Disease Special Edition

By IDSE News Staff
One in 5 older adults develops an infection up to six months after cardiac surgery—especially women—according to studies led by Michigan Medicine (J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2025 Jan 15:S0022-5223[25]00017-0).

The two studies examined thousands of cases involving Medicare beneficiaries who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) or aortic valve replacement. They found that women