Gender medicine: effects of sex and gender on cardiovascular disease manifestation and outcomes

Nature Reviews Cardiology, Published online: 31 October 2022; doi:10.1038/s41569-022-00797-4In this Review, the authors summarize the evidence on the different effects of sex and gender on the pathogenesis, clinical manifestations and treatment responses of patients with ischaemic heart disease or heart failure. In addition, they highlight unexplored areas of sex-related and gender-related factors in cardiovascular disease such as in individuals with gender dysphoria.
Source: Nature Reviews Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research