Sex differences in right ventricular function between Groups 1 and 3 pulmonary hypertension

Abstract

Abstract Group 3 pulmonary hypertension (PH) patients have disproportionate right ventricular dysfunction (RVD) compared to pulmonary arterial hypertension. We evaluated how sex and PH etiology modulated RVD. Strain echocardiography showed no intrasex differences between PH types. Heightened RVD in Group 3 PH may be due to a greater male proportion.

Keywords

• echocardiography
• right ventricle function and dysfunction
• sex differences