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  • Heart valve disease gender ...
    Aurigemma, Cristina; Burzotta, Francesco; Trani, Carlo

    Heart vessels and transplantation, 02/2023, Letnik: 7, Številka: Ahead of Print
    Journal Article

    Available data have demonstrated important sex-related differences in patients with valvular heart  disease, regarding clinical presentation, treatment, and outcomes. Although the calcific aortic  stenosis (AS) is more frequent in men compared to women, the majority of AS patients over 80  years old are women, in whom fibrotic remodeling of aortic valve is typically found. Mitral valve  disease is more common in women. However females are under-referred or delayed referrals to  treatment, probably due to the absence of sex-based LV dimension values guiding surgical timing.  The development of transcatheter devices have revolutionized the treatment of valvular heart disease and increased the interest in this topic. In this context, the consideration of gender differences in presentation, diagnosis, treatment success, and prognosis is of great importance.