Valvular heart disease is a rapidly growing cause of global cardiovascular morbidity and
mortality with diverse and evolving geographic distribution. The prevalence of rheumatic …

Women have unique sex-and gender-related risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD)
that can present or evolve over their lifespan. Pregnancy-associated conditions, polycystic …

Aims The impact of sexuality in patients with significant tricuspid regurgitation (TR)
undergoing transcatheter tricuspid valve intervention (TTVI) is unknown. The aim of this …

Department of Cardiology III—Adult Congenital and Valvular Heart Disease, University
Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany Aortic stenosis (AS) has become a significant health …

The impact of sex on pathophysiological processes, clinical presentation, treatment options,
as well as outcomes of degenerative aortic stenosis remain poorly understood. Female …

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has risen over the past 20 years as a safe and
effective alternative to surgical aortic valve replacement for treatment of severe aortic …

Sex is a key risk factor for many types of cardiovascular disease. It is imperative to
understand the mechanisms underlying sex differences to devise optimal preventive and …

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has the advantages of less trauma and faster
postoperative recovery, which has brought the possibility to the elderly patient with valvular …

Background Men and women differ regarding comorbidities, pathophysiology, and the
progression of valvular heart diseases. Objectives This study sought to assess sex-related …

Objective: We aim to analyse sex-related differences in angiogenesis and
lymphangiogenesis in aortic valves (AVs) and valve interstitial cells (VICs) from aortic …