Size and Function of Aged Male and Female Heart (IMAGE)

University of Bern

Size and Function of Aged Male and Female Heart

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The heart ages differently in men an women. While chamber volumes increase with age in men, they become smaller in women. Also, the female heart beats stronger with age, while this is not the case in men. Accordingly, normal values of cardiac function should be age- and sex specific.

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