Magnetic resonance imaging detects significant sex differences in human myocardial strain

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The pathophysiology responsible for the significant outcome disparities between men and women with cardiac disease is largely unknown. Further investigation into basic cardiac physiological differences between the sexes is needed. Th...

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Main Authors: Reynolds Lina M, Brady Beckah D, Ma Ningning, Knutsen Andrew K, Cupps Brian P, Lawton Jennifer S, Pasque Michael K
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-08-01
Series:BioMedical Engineering OnLine
Online Access:http://www.biomedical-engineering-online.com/content/10/1/76