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  • Medical Imaging

Background:

  • Aortic stenosis (AS) diagnosis and management often overlook sex-based differences.
  • Echocardiography provides hemodynamic insights but lacks resolution for detailed valve pathology assessment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review and summarize sex differences in aortic stenosis (AS) as assessed by multimodality imaging.
  • To explore how imaging modalities reveal distinct pathophysiological processes in men and women with AS.

Main Methods:

  • Review of current literature on sex differences in AS.
  • Analysis of findings from echocardiography, CT, and cardiac MRI in male and female AS patients.

Main Results:

  • CT reveals more fibrotic changes in women's aortic valves versus calcific deposits in men's.
  • Cardiac MRI shows smaller, less hypertrophic left ventricles in women, with men exhibiting more replacement myocardial fibrosis.
  • Sex-based differences in left ventricular remodeling and myocardial fibrosis may influence outcomes after aortic valve replacement.

Conclusions:

  • Multimodality imaging is essential for characterizing sex-specific pathophysiological mechanisms in AS.
  • Recognizing these differences can aid in optimizing clinical decision-making and patient management for aortic stenosis.