Sex Differences in Left Ventricular Size and Function Before and After Mitral Valve Repair
In patients with MVP undergoing MVr, women have higher BSA-adjusted LV size by ESD, whereas ESV remains larger in men. Only men demonstrate a significant reduction in LV ESV after MVr, whereas women are more prone to postoperative LV dilatation and dysfunction. The present findings suggest that women are undergoing surgery at a later stage of disease and support the need for sex-specific assessment of preoperative LV size when referring patients to mitral valve surgery.
Authors
- C E Berg-Hansen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1162-7102)
- Dana Cramariuc (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1593-2017)
- Robert Matongo Persson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7835-367X)
- Stig Urheim
- Robert J.M. Klautz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6507-3855)
- M Palmen
- N Elmasry
- Jeroen J. Bax
- Nina Ajmone Marsan
- Rune Haaverstad
Institutions
- Ain Shams University (EG)
- Leiden University Medical Center (NL)
- Haukeland University Hospital (NO)
- University of Bergen (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2026.02.001
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 30.07