Sex differences and cardiovascular risk

Editorial

A Cordero et al. Heart. 2006 Feb.

. 2006 Feb;92(2):145-6.

doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.069187.

Abstract

Cardiovascular risk factors such as diabetes confer differing degrees of risk in men and women.

Fasting hypertriglyceridaemia increases carotid intima-media thickness and impairs coronary microvascular functions in non-obese middle aged women but not in men.
Erdogan D, Gullu H, Caliskan M, Ciftci O, Baycan ST, Bilgi M, Ulus T, Kulaksizoglu S, Muderrisoglu H. Erdogan D, et al. Heart. 2006 Feb;92(2):259-60. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.064741. Heart. 2006. PMID: 16415198 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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