Review: Gender Differences in Cardiovascular Disease: Hormonal and Biochemical Influences
Pérez-López FR, Larrad-Mur L, Kallen A, Chedraui P, Taylor HS. Review: Gender Differences in Cardiovascular Disease: Hormonal and Biochemical Influences. Reproductive Sciences 2010, 17: 511-531. PMID: 20460551, PMCID: PMC3107852, DOI: 10.1177/1933719110367829.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDevelopment of CVDCardiovascular diseaseSex hormonesSmooth muscle cell wallVascular wall thicknessOvert atherosclerosisCardiovascular changesAccumulation of cellsLower riskEndocrine factorsGender differencesEndocrine influencesAtherosclerosisHormoneBiochemical influencesDiseaseOverview of factorsGenetic backgroundExtracellular matrixWall thicknessAndrogensEstradiolPubMedEndotheliumHormonal