Should women have lower thresholds for hypertension diagnosis and treatment?

Lizzy M Brewster^{1

2}, Ida D Perrotta³, Gert A van Montfrans⁴

Affiliations

¹ CK Research Foundation, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. hypertension@lizzybrewster.net.
² Amsterdam Institute of Global Health Development, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. hypertension@lizzybrewster.net.
³ University of Calabria, Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Sciences, Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis, Cosenza, Italy.
⁴ Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Department of Internal Medicine, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

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Lizzy M Brewster et al. J Hum Hypertens. 2023 Aug.

. 2023 Aug;37(8):753-754.

doi: 10.1038/s41371-023-00838-6. Epub 2023 May 11.

Lizzy M Brewster^{1

2}, Ida D Perrotta³, Gert A van Montfrans⁴

¹ CK Research Foundation, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. hypertension@lizzybrewster.net.
² Amsterdam Institute of Global Health Development, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. hypertension@lizzybrewster.net.
³ University of Calabria, Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Sciences, Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis, Cosenza, Italy.
⁴ Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Department of Internal Medicine, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

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Response to letter to the editor "Should women have lower thresholds for hypertension diagnosis and treatment".
Meinert F, Thomopoulos C, Kreutz R. Meinert F, et al. J Hum Hypertens. 2023 Aug;37(8):755. doi: 10.1038/s41371-023-00839-5. Epub 2023 May 12. J Hum Hypertens. 2023. PMID: 37173402 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Sex and gender in hypertension guidelines.
Meinert F, Thomopoulos C, Kreutz R. Meinert F, et al. J Hum Hypertens. 2023 Aug;37(8):654-661. doi: 10.1038/s41371-022-00793-8. Epub 2023 Jan 10. J Hum Hypertens. 2023. PMID: 36627514 Free PMC article. Review.

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