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The aim of this study was to determine sex-specific differences in cardiovascular risk profiles, recurrences and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In total, 372 hospitalised TGA patients between 01\/2011 and 10\/2021 were retrospectively analysed. Comparisons were made between female and male TGA patients and compared to 216 patients with acute stroke. In our sample, women were overrepresented (61.8%), especially compared to the general population in the 65\u201374 age category (\u03c72 = 10.6, p &lt; 0.02). On admission, female TGA patients had significantly higher systolic blood pressure values and a higher degree of cerebral microangiopathy compared to male TGA patients, whereas acute stroke patients did not. No sex-specific differences were observed with respect to recurrences or hippocampal DWI lesions. Our data demonstrate sex-specific differences in TGA. The higher blood pressure on admission and different degree of cerebral microangiopathy in female TGA patients supports the theory of blood pressure dysregulation as a disease trigger. 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