Scientists say hearts of men and women age differently

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 20, ARMENPRESS. Male and female hearts don't grow old the same way, according to a new research that pointstowards the need for gender-tailored treatments forage-related heart failure.An analysis of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans ofageing hearts of nearly 3,000 adults showed significantdifferences in the way male and female hearts change overtime, researchers said. “Armenpress” reports the aforementioned referring to Deccan Chronicle.

Results of the study, led by investigators at JohnsHopkins University, do not explain exactly what causes thesex-based differences but they may shed light on differentforms of heart failure seen in men and women that may requirethe development of gender-specific treatments.The research is believed to be the first long-termfollow-up using MRI showing how hearts change as they age.

"Thicker heart muscle and smaller heart chamber volumeboth portend heightened risk of age-related heart failure butthe gender variations we observed mean men and women maydevelop the disease for different reasons," said leadinvestigator John Eng, associate professor of radiologicalscience at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

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