LETTER TO THE EDITOR.

We read with great interest the report by Dr. Colak and coworkers about utilization of omentoplasty in poststernotomy mediastinitis treatment [Colak 2016]. In our opinion, several points need to be addressed.

[Coronary artery surgery in women].

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality for women in developed countries. Numerous studies have shown that women have higher morbidity and mortality rates than men following coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). Having this evidence as our starting point, we compared the outcomes of CABG procedures in women and men.