Publications by authors named "Heidi Hartman"
Sex differences in the relationship between body composition and cardiac structure and function.
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging
October 2024
Aims: The purpose of this study was to characterize sex differences in the relationship between body composition and cardiac structure and function. In secondary analyses, we explored pathophysiologic mediators of these relationships.
Methods And Results: In a cross-sectional analysis of 25,063 UK Biobank participants (54% female, median age 55 years), the sex-specific associations of visceral adipose tissue volume (VAT), appendicular lean mass (ALM), and muscle fat infiltration (MFI) with cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) measures of cardiac structure and function were assessed using linear regression models.
Article Synopsis
- * Various factors contribute to the underrepresentation of women in HT, including barriers to access, implicit bias, and increased waitlist mortality, especially at higher priority levels.
- * The study calls for further research on sex-specific issues related to noninvasive monitoring, kidney outcomes post-transplant, and patient experiences, emphasizing the need for equal referral patterns to improve outcomes for women in heart transplantation.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare two short-tau inversion recovery (STIR) sequences, Cartesian and radial (BLADE) acquisitions, for breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations.
Materials And Methods: Ninety-six women underwent 1.5 T breast MRI exam (48 Cartesian and 48 BLADE).