Sex-Related Disparities in Cardiac Masses: Clinical Features and Outcomes.
Francesco AngeliLuca BergamaschiAndrea RinaldiPasquale PaolissoMatteo ArmillottaAndrea StefanizziAngelo SansonettiSara AmiconeAndrea ImpellizzeriFrancesca BodegaLisa CantonNicole SumaDamiano FedeleDavide BertoliniFrancesco Pio TattiloDaniele CavalloOrnella Di IuorioKhrystyna RyabenkoMarcello Casuso AlvarezNazzareno GalièAlberto FoàCarmine PizziPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2023)
In a large cohort of cardiac masses, a significant sex-related difference in histotype prevalence was found: Benign CMs affected female patients more frequently, while malignant tumours affected predominantly men. Despite better overall survival in women, sex did not influence prognosis in benign and malignant masses.
Keyphrases
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- fine needle aspiration
- contrast enhanced
- ultrasound guided
- left ventricular
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- prognostic factors
- risk factors
- healthcare
- heart failure
- contrast enhanced ultrasound
- peritoneal dialysis
- patient reported outcomes
- insulin resistance
- metabolic syndrome
- african american
- middle aged
- weight loss
- patient reported