Key result
Among 1,797 adults aged >60 years, women had a significantly higher prevalence of rheumatic mitral stenosis, mitral annular calcium, and left atrial enlargement compared to men.
Why the study?
Are there sex differences in the prevalence of echocardiographic findings among adults aged >60 years in a long-term health care facility?
Cross-Sectional (n=1,797)
No
Are there sex differences in the prevalence of echocardiographic findings among adults aged >60 years in a long-term health care facility?
This study highlights significant sex differences in echocardiographic abnormalities among older adults in long-term care, with women showing more valvular and atrial changes and men showing more systolic dysfunction.
May warrant sex-specific echocardiographic assessment in older long-term care residents; leaves open prospective validation of prognostic value.
The prevalence of mitral regurgitation, valvular aortic stenosis, aortic regurgitation, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy, and of left ventricular hypertrophy was not significantly different in older men and women. Older women had a significantly higher prevalence of rheumatic mitral stenosis, mitral annular calcium, and left atrial enlargement than older men, and older men had a significantly higher prevalence of abnormal left ventricular ejection fraction than older women.
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Aronow et al. (1997) conducted a cross-sectional in Echocardiographic abnormalities (n=1,797). Female sex vs. Male sex was evaluated on Prevalence of echocardiographic findings. Among 1,797 adults aged >60 years, women had a significantly higher prevalence of rheumatic mitral stenosis, mitral annular calcium, and left atrial enlargement compared to men.
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