Hearts Of Men And Women Age Differently
- 9 years ago
A team from Johns Hopkins recently discovered that men's and women's hearts age differently, which could signal a shift in treatment for heart failure.
The hearts of men and women age differently over the course of a lifetime.
Researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine say this may portend gender differences when it comes to heart failure—and how to treat it.
MRI scans of participants, ages 54-94, without preexisting heart conditions who were tracked between 2002 and 2012 revealed the stunning difference between male and female hearts as they aged.
Over the course of ten years, both men and women lost pumping ability and filling capacity in the heart's main chamber—-but possibly for different reasons.
In men, the
The hearts of men and women age differently over the course of a lifetime.
Researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine say this may portend gender differences when it comes to heart failure—and how to treat it.
MRI scans of participants, ages 54-94, without preexisting heart conditions who were tracked between 2002 and 2012 revealed the stunning difference between male and female hearts as they aged.
Over the course of ten years, both men and women lost pumping ability and filling capacity in the heart's main chamber—-but possibly for different reasons.
In men, the