The effects of oestrogens and their receptors on cardiometabolic health

E Morselli, RS Santos, A Criollo, MD Nelson… - Nature Reviews …, 2017 - nature.com
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the leading causes of mortality in developed
countries. The incidence of CVD is sexually dimorphic, and research has focused on the …

Sex differences in mechanisms of cardiac excitation–contraction coupling

RJ Parks, SE Howlett - Pflügers Archiv-European Journal of Physiology, 2013 - Springer
The incidence and expression of cardiovascular diseases differs between the sexes. This is
not surprising, as cardiac physiology differs between men and women. Clinical and basic …

Gender-related differences in atherosclerosis

P Mathur, B Ostadal, F Romeo, JL Mehta - Cardiovascular drugs and …, 2015 - Springer
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality
globally. Considerable research has been done over the last several decades to understand …

Vascular mechanisms of testosterone: the non-genomic point of view

M Lorigo, M Mariana, MC Lemos, E Cairrao - The Journal of steroid …, 2020 - Elsevier
Testosterone (T) is the predominant endogenous androgen in the bloodstream. At the
vascular level, T presents genomic and non-genomic effects, and both effects may overlap …

Risk factors for myocardial infarction in women and men: a review of the current literature

L Rørholm Pedersen, D Frestad… - Current …, 2016 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Cardiovascular disease has been the leading cause of death in both sexes in
developed countries for decades. In general, men and women share the same …

Cardiovascular abnormalities in Klinefelter syndrome

D Pasquali, M Arcopinto, A Renzullo, M Rotondi… - International journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background Several epidemiological studies have demonstrated an increased mortality
from cardiovascular causes in patients with Klinefelter Syndrome (KS). Little information is …

Genetic association study of eight steroid hormones and implications for sexual dimorphism of coronary artery disease

J Pott, YJ Bae, K Horn, A Teren… - The Journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Context Steroid hormones are important regulators of physiological processes in humans
and are under genetic control. A link to coronary artery disease (CAD) is supposed …

Approaches to prevent and manage cardiovascular disease in patients receiving therapy for prostate cancer

CT Ng, HMG Bonilla, AH Bryce, P Singh… - Current cardiology …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Prostate cancer (PCa) is amongst the most common cancers in
men worldwide. Cardiovascular (CV) risk factors and CV disease (CVD) are common …

Testosterone deficiency: a determinant of aortic stiffness in men

C Vlachopoulos, N Ioakeimidis, M Miner, A Aggelis… - Atherosclerosis, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective Low testosterone levels and increased aortic stiffness are predictors of
cardiovascular events. The influence of androgen level on the age-and blood pressure …

Autoimmune heart disease: role of sex hormones and autoantibodies in disease pathogenesis

DL Fairweather, MA Petri, MJ Coronado… - Expert review of …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and autoimmune diseases (ADs) are the first and third
highest causes of death in the USA, respectively. Men have an increased incidence of the …