Sex Differences in Pulmonary Hypertension

This article discusses clinical and preclinical studies that have investigated the influences of sex, serotonin, obesity, estrogen, estrogen synthesis, and estrogen metabolism on bone morphogenetic protein receptor type II signaling, the pulmonary circulation and right ventricle in both heritable and idiopathic pulmonary hypertension.
Source: Clinics in Chest Medicine - Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Source Type: research