Assessment of sex differences in ventricular-vascular coupling of left ventricular and aortic flow derived from 4D flow MRI in healthy, young adults

• Published in: Journal of biomechanics Vol. 117; p. 110276
• Main Authors: Pewowaruk, Ryan, Rutkowski, David, Johnson, Cody, Wolfinger, Amanda, Roldán-Alzate, Alejandro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Ltd 05.03.2021; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: 4D flow MRI; Aging; Aorta; Aorta - diagnostic imaging; Biofluids; Cardiac output; Coronary vessels; Coupling; Dimensional analysis; Energy; Female; Females; Gender aspects; Gender differences; Heart; Heart Ventricles - diagnostic imaging; Humans; Kinetic energy; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Mathematical analysis; Men; Population studies; Sex; Sex Characteristics; Sex differences; Shear stress; Software; Velocity; Ventricle; Ventricular Function, Left; Ventricular vascular coupling; Vorticity; Women; Young Adult; Young adults; 4D flow MRI; Biofluids; Ventricular vascular coupling

To gain further insight into male–female differences in cardiovascular conditions it is important to understand sex differences in healthy populations. A previous study from our group of 39 healthy young volunteers (20–35 years) paradoxically found that men had greater left ventricular (LV) kinetic...