Impact of gender on echocardiographic characteristics in heart transplant recipients.
Annika IngvarssonAnna Werther EvaldssonGustav J SmithJohan WaktareJohan NilssonMartin StagmoAnders RoijerGöran RådegranCarl MeurlingPublished in: Clinical physiology and functional imaging (2019)
We found that female recipient gender was associated with smaller chamber size, higher LV EF and better LV and RV longitudinal strain. Gender-mismatched male recipients appeared to exhibit function parameters similar to gender-matched female recipients. Our results indicate that the gender aspect, analogous to current reference guidelines in general population, should be taken into consideration when examining patients post-HTx.