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Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Echocardiography
  • Valvular Heart Disease

Background:

  • Mitral annular calcification (MAC)-related mitral valve (MV) dysfunction is a growing clinical concern with significant morbidity and mortality.
  • While MAC is more prevalent in women, data on gender-specific differences in its presentation and outcomes are limited.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate gender-based differences in the clinical and echocardiographic characteristics of patients with MAC-related MV dysfunction.
  • To determine the prognostic significance of MAC-related MV dysfunction stratified by gender.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of 3,524 patients with extensive MAC and significant MV dysfunction (transmitral gradient ≥3 mm Hg).
  • Patients were stratified into low, moderate, and high transmitral gradient groups.
  • Adjusted Cox regression models were used to assess all-cause mortality.

Main Results:

  • Women constituted 67% of the cohort, were older, and had fewer cardiovascular comorbidities than men.
  • Women exhibited higher transmitral gradients, more concentric hypertrophy, and greater mitral regurgitation.
  • Median survival was 3.4 years for women and 3.0 years for men, with worse adjusted survival observed in men.

Conclusions:

  • Significant gender disparities exist in the phenotype of MAC-related MV dysfunction.
  • Men with MAC-related MV dysfunction demonstrate worse adjusted survival compared to women.
  • The prognostic impact of the transmitral gradient on mortality was comparable between genders.