Sex-specific differences in hypertension and associated cardiovascular disease

Sex-specific differences in hypertension and associated cardiovascular diseaseSex-specific differences in hypertension and associated cardiovascular disease, Published online: 30 January 2018; doi:10.1038/nrneph.2017.189The authors present sexual dimorphism at the molecular, cellular and tissue level and suggest that it contributes to differences in disease onset, susceptibility, prevalence and treatment responses in hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Several factors that confer relative cardioprotection in women are discussed, including biological age, sex hormones, sex chromosome complement and lifestyle.
Source: Nature Reviews Nephrology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Source Type: research