Sex Differences in Left Ventricular Function and Cardiac Mechanics

J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Jun 18;13(12):e035781. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.124.035781. Epub 2024 Jun 6.

Emily S Lau¹, Yunong Zhao¹, Emelia J Benjamin^{2

3

4}, Vasan S Ramachandran^{4

5}, Vanessa Xanthakis⁵, Susan Cheng⁶, Jennifer E Ho⁷

¹ Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine Massachusetts General Hospital Boston MA USA.
² Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Boston Medical Center Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine Boston MA USA.
³ Department of Epidemiology Boston University School of Public Health Boston MA USA.
⁴ The Framingham Heart Study Framingham MA USA.
⁵ Section of Preventive Medicine and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA.
⁶ Department of Cardiology Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles CA USA.
⁷ Cardiovascular Institute and Division of Cardiology Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston MA USA.

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Keywords: echocardiography; strain; women.

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