Valve Replacement Recovery Differs by Gender

Women have faster regression of ventricular hypertrophy after aortic valve replacement than men, researchers found. Before the operation, women were more likely to have left ventricular hypertrophy than men (86% versus 56%, P<0.01), according to Vera Regitz-Zagrosek, MD, of the Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, and colleagues.