I think that's because of a failure to diagnose in men,
and they end dying for other reasons,” Spry says.
John W., a Spry and gregarious 80-year-old with a ready smile,
was 63 when he was first diagnosed with heart disease.
Women need to have access placed earlier,” says Spry, who said his female patients often express reluctance,
whether over cosmetic concerns about the surgery or the feeling that it means admitting defeat and a failure to control their kidney disease.