Table 8.
Cause of Death By Breast Implant Surgery (Among WHI OSa Subjects without Breast Cancer at Baseline)
| Breast Augmentation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | |||
| Cause of Death | Col % | Col % | ||
| Cancer | 2227 | 40.3 | 15 | 34.9 |
| CHDb related | 1181 | 21.4 | 6 | 14.0 |
| Cerebrovascular | 426 | 7.7 | 2 | 4.7 |
| Accident, etc. | 149 | 2.7 | 6 | 14.0 |
| Pulmonary embolism | 47 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other causes | 1121 | 20.3 | 9 | 20.9 |
| Unknown | 347 | 6.8 | 5 | 11.6 |
| Total | 5498 | 100 | 43 | 100 |
Women's Health Initiative Observational Study;
coronary heart disease