Is higher aortic arch stiffness associated with left ventricular remodeling and reduced left ventricular function?
Aortic arch stiffness is associated with distinct, sex-specific patterns of left ventricular remodeling and dysfunction as measured by MRI.
Higher arch PWV is associated with LV remodeling, and reduced LV systolic and diastolic function in a large multiethnic population. Greater aortic arch stiffness is associated with concentric LV remodeling and relatively preserved LVEF with maintained torsion in women, whereas greater aortic arch stiffness is associated with greater LV dysfunction demonstrated as impaired Ecc, torsion, and LVEF, with less concentric LV remodeling in men.
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