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Editorial
. 2023 Jan 1;324(1):H79-H81.
doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00643.2022. Epub 2022 Dec 9.

Sex still matters in cardiovascular research

Merry L Lindsey  1   2 , Jason R Carter  3 , Crystal M Ripplinger  4 , Zamaneh Kassiri  5 , Kara Hansell Keehan  6 , Keith R Brunt  7 , Jonathan A Kirk  8 , Petra Kleinbongard  9 , Amanda J LeBlanc  10
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Editorial

Sex still matters in cardiovascular research

Merry L Lindsey et al. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: cardiac; cardiovascular; editorial; reproducibility; rigor; rigor and reproducibility; sex.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors hold the position as the executive editorial board of AJP-Heart and Circ and were blinded from reviewing or making decisions for the manuscript. The authors have no other conflicts of interest to disclose.

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