Are there sex differences in mortality and surgery rates among patients with severe mitral regurgitation due to mitral valve prolapse?
Women with severe mitral regurgitation due to mitral valve prolapse experience higher mortality and undergo surgery less frequently than men.
Morphology and severity of mitral valve prolapse differ according to sex. Among patients with severe regurgitation, women have higher mortality and lower surgery rates than men.
Aviérinos et al. (Tue,) studied this question.