Mechanistic pathways of sex differences in cardiovascular disease

V Regitz-Zagrosek, G Kararigas - Physiological reviews, 2017 - journals.physiology.org
Major differences between men and women exist in epidemiology, manifestation,
pathophysiology, treatment, and outcome of cardiovascular diseases (CVD), such as …

Hearts apart: sex differences in cardiac remodeling in health and disease

TG Martin, LA Leinwand - The Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2024 - jci.org
Biological sex is an important modifier of physiology and influences pathobiology in many
diseases. While heart disease is the number one cause of death worldwide in both men and …

Molecular and cellular basis of cardiovascular gender differences

ME Mendelsohn, RH Karas - Science, 2005 - science.org
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), the major cause of morbidity and mortality for both men
and women, occur uncommonly in premenopausal women, but their incidence rises sharply …

The importance of biological sex and estrogen in rodent models of cardiovascular health and disease

CL Blenck, PA Harvey, JF Reckelhoff… - Circulation …, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
Nearly one-third of deaths in the United States are caused by cardiovascular disease (CVD)
each year. In the past, CVD was thought to mainly affect men, leading to the exclusion of …

Mouse model carrying H222P- Lmna mutation develops muscular dystrophy and dilated cardiomyopathy similar to human striated muscle …

T Arimura, A Helbling-Leclerc, C Massart… - Human molecular …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Laminopathies are a group of disorders caused by mutations in the LMNA gene encoding A-
type lamins, components of the nuclear lamina. Three of these disorders affect specifically …

Women have higher left ventricular ejection fractions than men independent of differences in left ventricular volume: the Dallas Heart Study

AK Chung, SR Das, D Leonard, RM Peshock, F Kazi… - Circulation, 2006 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Although gender-specific criteria are common for defining cardiac traits such
as left ventricular hypertrophy, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) thresholds widely used …

The genetic basis for cardiac remodeling

F Ahmad, JG Seidman… - Annu. Rev. Genomics Hum …, 2005 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Cardiomyopathies are primary disorders of cardiac muscle associated with
abnormalities of cardiac wall thickness, chamber size, contraction, relaxation, conduction …

Gender-based differences in mechanisms of protection in myocardial ischemia–reperfusion injury

E Murphy, C Steenbergen - Cardiovascular research, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Pre-menopausal women have reduced risk for cardiovascular disease, and cardiovascular
disease rises after menopause. Studies in animal models have also suggested that females …

Genetic Manipulation of Cardiac K+ Channel Function in Mice: What Have We Learned, and Where Do We Go From Here?

JM Nerbonne, CG Nichols, TL Schwarz… - Circulation …, 2001 - Am Heart Assoc
In the mammalian myocardium, potassium (K+) channels control resting potentials, action
potential waveforms, automaticity, and refractory periods and, in most cardiac cells, multiple …

Estrogen receptor-β mediates male-female differences in the development of pressure overload hypertrophy

M Skavdahl, C Steenbergen, J Clark… - American Journal …, 2005 - journals.physiology.org
The goal of this study was to determine the role of estrogen receptor subtypes in the
development of pressure overload hypertrophy in mice. Epidemiological studies have …