Publications by authors named "E Gerdts"
Objective: Sex-specific low flow was recently defined as stroke volume index (SVi) ≤40 ml/m² in men and ≤32 ml/m² in women. We tested the prognostic association of these cut-offs in patients with aortic stenosis (AS) with concordantly and discordantly graded AS (CGASEL and DGASEL) based on pressure recovery adjusted aortic valve area (energy loss, EL).
Methods: Data from 1351 patients with asymptomatic AS, peak jet velocity <4m/s and preserved left ventricular ejection fraction enrolled in the Simvastatin and Ezetimibe in AS study was used.
Article Synopsis
- Women generally have a lower risk of cardiovascular disease compared to men, but it's unclear how hypertension-related organ damage affects this difference.
- A study assessed whether carotid plaque influences the risk of cardiovascular events in young patients with treated hypertension, finding that women without carotid plaque had a significantly lower risk than men.
- However, when carotid plaque was present, the cardiovascular risk for women was similar to that of men, indicating that carotid plaque neutralizes the protective effect in women.