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A recent study conducted at Regional Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota, explored the differences in regurgitant volume between men and women with primary mitral insufficiency. The researchers found that women had a significantly smaller regurgitant volume compared to men, despite having similar regurgitant fractions. This difference was attributed to women having a smaller left ventricular end-diastolic volume. The study suggests that normalizing regurgitant volume to left ventricular end-diastolic volume can eliminate the disparity in regurgitant volume between men and women. The research was supported by Regions Hospital Heart Center and has been peer-reviewed. [Extracted from the article] |
