Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of premature death for women in
Canada. 1 Although it has long been recognized that estrogen impacts vascular responses …

Calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD) is the most common valvular heart disease in
developed countries predominantly affecting the elderly population therefore posing a large …

The “Guidelines on the Management of Valvular Heart Disease” were initially published as
the “Guidelines on Non-pharmacological Treatment of Valvular Heart Disease” in 2002 …

Aims Cardiac amyloidosis is common in elderly patients with aortic stenosis (AS) referred for
transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). We hypothesized that patients with dual aortic …

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a minimally invasive alternative to
conventional aortic valve replacement in symptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis …

Background In calcific aortic valve disease on tricuspid aortic valves (TAVs), men have
higher aortic valve calcification and less fibrosis than women. However, little is known in …

Objectives The aim of this study was to assess the effect of sex on myocardial fibrosis as
assessed by using cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging in aortic stenosis (AS) …

Background The respective impacts of transvalvular flow, gradient, sex, and their
interactions on mortality in patients with severe aortic stenosis undergoing surgical aortic …

Aims To compare the progression of aortic stenosis (AS) in patients with bicuspid aortic
valve (BAV) or tricuspid aortic valve (TAV). Methods and results One hundred and forty-one …

The development of new devices and treatment options has greatly increased the interest in
heart valve diseases. In this context, the consideration of gender differences in diagnosis …