Functional aortic valve area differs significantly between sexes: A phase-contrast cardiac MRI study in patients with severe aortic stenosis

Background: Aortic stenosis (AS) is one of the most prevalent valvular heart-diseases in Europe. Currently, diagnosis and classification are not sex-sensitive; however, due to a distinctly different natural history of AS, further investigations of sex-differences in AS-patients are needed. Thus, thi...

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Main Authors: Felix Troger, Christian Kremser, Mathias Pamminger, Sebastian J Reinstadler, Gudrun C Thurner, Benjamin Henninger, Gert Klug, Bernhard Metzler, Agnes Mayr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-04-01
Series:International Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235290672400023X