Gender differences in left ventricle geometry and function in patients undergoing balloon dilatation of the aortic valve for isolated aortic stenosis. NHLBI Balloon Valvuloplasty Registry.

Abstract

In this population of elderly patients undergoing balloon dilatation of isolated aortic stenosis, left ventricular chamber geometry was different in men and women. Because this was a selected population, gender should be further evaluated as a possible determinant of the cardiac adaptation to chronic pressure overload.