Differential Effect of Atherosclerotic Risk Factors on Vascular Disease Phenotypes Between the Sexes

Most reported studies on atherosclerosis involve a predominance of men. There is a lack of information into the specific role of atherosclerotic risk factors and their effects on the development of peripheral vascular diseases in women. The goal of this study was to analyze the association of known risk factors and the prevalence peripheral arterial disease (PAD), carotid stenosis (CS), and abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) in men and women.
Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Abstracts from the 2014 New England Society for Vascular Surgery/Eastern Vascular Society Joint Annual Meeting Source Type: research