Microvascular dysfunction and sympathetic hyperactivity in women with supra-normal left ventricular ejection fraction (snLVEF).
Monika MaredziakSusan BengsAngela PortmannAhmed HaiderWinandus J WijnenGeoffrey I WarnockDominik EtterSandro FroehlichMichael FiechterAlexander MeiselValerie TreyerTobias A FuchsAju P PazhenkottilRonny R BuechelPhilipp A KaufmannCatherine GebhardPublished in: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (2020)
snLVEF is associated with an increased risk of MACE in women, but not in men. Microvascular dysfunction and an increased sympathetic tone in women may account for this association.
Keyphrases
- ejection fraction
- aortic stenosis
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- left ventricular
- oxidative stress
- pregnancy outcomes
- heart failure
- cervical cancer screening
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- acute myocardial infarction
- breast cancer risk
- aortic valve
- adipose tissue
- type diabetes
- middle aged
- coronary artery disease
- cardiac resynchronization therapy