As populations age worldwide, the burden of valvular heart disease has grown
exponentially, and so has the proportion of affected women. Although rheumatic valve …

Valvular heart diseases have long been considered to be similar in men and women and
across races/ethnicities. Recently, studies have demonstrated major differences between …

In an ageing population of patients with heart disease, preinterventional frailty assessment
for risk prediction is gaining relevance both in cardiac surgery and transcatheter valve …

Objectives This study evaluated the feasibility and safety of same-day discharge (SDD)
following transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TF-TAVR) compared with next …

The impact of sex on pathophysiological processes, clinical presentation, treatment options,
as well as outcomes of degenerative aortic stenosis remain poorly understood. Female …

Background Frailty is emerging as an important prognostic indicator for patients undergoing
cardiac surgeries/procedures. We sought to evaluate the prognostic and differential impacts …

Objectives This review summarizes sex-based differences in aortic stenosis (AS) and
identifies knowledge gaps that should be addressed by future studies. Background AS is the …

Background Based on worldwide registries, approximately 50% of patients who underwent
transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) are female patients. Although TAVR …

Background Sex-specific characteristics in patients with aortic stenosis and small annuli
undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) might affect clinical outcomes and …

Background Differences in the impact of contrast medium on the development of contrast‐
induced acute kidney injury (CI‐AKI) in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve …