Molecular distinction between physiological and pathological cardiac hypertrophy: experimental findings and therapeutic strategies

BC Bernardo, KL Weeks, L Pretorius… - Pharmacology & …, 2010 - Elsevier
Cardiac hypertrophy can be defined as an increase in heart mass. Pathological cardiac
hypertrophy (heart growth that occurs in settings of disease, eg hypertension) is a key risk …

Why are women more likely than men to develop heart failure with preserved ejection fraction?

DC Scantlebury, BA Borlaug - Current opinion in cardiology, 2011 - journals.lww.com
The prevalence of HFpEF is increasing and women outnumber men by a 2: 1 ratio. Recent
data have identified striking parallels between structure–function alterations observed in …

The biological basis of sex differences in athletic performance: consensus statement for the American College of Sports Medicine

SK Hunter, SS Angadi, A Bhargava… - … Journal of the …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Biological sex is a primary determinant of athletic performance because of fundamental sex
differences in anatomy and physiology dictated by sex chromosomes and sex hormones …

Sex is a potent modifier of the cardiovascular system

LA Leinwand - The Journal of clinical investigation, 2003 - Am Soc Clin Investig
SPOTLIGHT properties of estrogen? It is probably not that simple. I say this because of the
now famous study that showed that hormone replacement therapy increased cardiovascular …

[HTML][HTML] Role of biological sex in normal cardiac function and in its disease outcome–a review

K Prabhavathi, KT Selvi, KN Poornima… - Journal of clinical …, 2014 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Biological sex plays an important role in normal cardiac physiology as well as in the heart's
response to cardiac disease. Women generally have better cardiac function and survival …

Gender differences in cardiac hypertrophy

J Wu, F Dai, C Li, Y Zou - Journal of cardiovascular translational research, 2020 - Springer
Cardiac hypertrophy is an adaptive response to abnormal physiological and pathological
stimuli, which can be classified into concentric and eccentric hypertrophy, induced by …

Sex-based cardiac physiology

ED Luczak, LA Leinwand - Annual review of physiology, 2009 - annualreviews.org
Biological sex plays an important role in normal cardiac physiology as well as in the heart's
response to cardiac disease. Women generally have better cardiac function and survival …

Gender differences in cardiac ischemic injury and protection—experimental aspects

B Ostadal, I Netuka, J Maly, J Besik… - Experimental biology …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
This review summarizes some available information on gender differences of myocardial
injury with particular attention to experimental approach. It has been observed that …

Highly sensitive cardiac troponins: the evidence behind sex‐specific cutoffs

PM Bhatia, LB Daniels - Journal of the American Heart Association, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Emergence of various highly sensitive cardiac troponin assays into clinical practice provides
a new tool for clinicians diagnosing acute coronary syndrome. These assays also create a …

Magnetic resonance tissue phase mapping of myocardial motion: new insight in age and gender

D Föll, B Jung, E Schilli, F Staehle… - Circulation …, 2010 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—An exact understanding of normal age-and gender-matched regional
myocardial performance is an essential perquisite for the diagnosis of heart disease …