Women with kidney disease who are getting a new kidney tend to have bigger and less flexible heart chambers before the surgery than men, which might mean their hearts have been working harder for...

From: Sex differences in cardiac remodeling after kidney transplantation

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Women with kidney disease who are getting a new kidney tend to have bigger and less flexible heart chambers before the surgery than men, which might mean their hearts have been working harder for...

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In adults with chronic kidney disease undergoing kidney transplantation, women exhibit higher baseline left atrial volume index and higher prevalence of diastolic dysfunction compared to men, indicating greater pre-transplant atrial remodeling in women.

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