Valvulopatías en la mujer

Cardiovascular Disease in Latin American Women Gaps and opportunities

“…overcrowding) and sex-specific factors that include pregnancy, exposure to S pyogenes through childrearing, inadequate access to health care, and genetics. 1,8,11,12 The effect of RVD disease on women is of paramount concern, especially among women in their childbearing years, in whom the morbidity and mortality burden is high. Pregnancy represents a critical period for women in the context of RVD.…”

“…Analysis of data from the Global Rheumatic Heart Disease Registry showed that many women with RVD are young RVD, and 54.8% had mitral stenosis (MS), 49% had CHF, 27% had atrial fibrillation, 26% had pulmonary hypertension. 1,11,12 Women and men have the same probability of developing VD. In general, women have more mitral VDs, especially mitral valve prolapse and RVD, and men have more aortic VDs, such as aortic insufficiency (AI) and aortic stenosis (AS).…”

“…In general, women have more mitral VDs, especially mitral valve prolapse and RVD, and men have more aortic VDs, such as aortic insufficiency (AI) and aortic stenosis (AS). 11,12 Mitral VD is more frequent in women. 1,11 This can be of primary origin: rheumatic, valve prolapse (myxomatous degeneration, thickening of the valves), or secondary: due to alterations in the geometry of the left ventricle, due to IHD, or other dilated cardiomyopathies.…”

“…Unfortunately, their condition is underestimated, and few patients are referred for intervention. 12 MS is also more common in women; its etiology could be rheumatic or degenerative and is associated with calcification of the mitral annulus in advanced age. A study 12 showed that women are affected significantly less or later by mitral surgery (repair/replacement).…”

“…12 MS is also more common in women; its etiology could be rheumatic or degenerative and is associated with calcification of the mitral annulus in advanced age. A study 12 showed that women are affected significantly less or later by mitral surgery (repair/replacement). In degenerative etiologies, women are less frequently taken for repair (44 vs. 31.9%, p = 0.001), with slightly lower long-term survival.…”