Sex and Race Differences in Right Ventricular Structure and Function: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis–Right Ventricle Study (Circulation. 2011;123:2542-2551.)
Right ventricular (RV) morphology is an important predictor of outcomes in heart and lung disease. Dr Kauwt and cols from the John`s Hopkins Hospital examined the demographic factors associated with RV morphology and function in a population-based multiethnic sample free of clinical cardiovascular disease and concluded that age, sex, and race are associated with significant differences in RV mass, RV volumes, and RV ejection fraction, potentially explaining distinct responses of the RV to cardiopulmonary disease.
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