SEX-BASED DIFFERENCES ON LEFT VENTRICULAR REMODELING AND SURVIVAL IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC AORTIC REGURGITATION: IS THERE A NEED FOR SEX SPECIFIC THRESHOLDS FOR SURGICAL INTERVENTION?

Females with chronic aortic regurgitation (AR) are less frequently referred for surgical intervention than males and are more symptomatic at the time of presentation. We sought to evaluate sex-based differences in left ventricular (LV) remodeling and survival in patients with significant AR referred