Sex differences in correlates of intermediate phenotypes and prevalent cardiovascular disease in the general population

Sex differences in correlates of intermediate phenotypes and prevalent cardiovascular disease in the general population

Background-There are marked sex differences in cardiovascular disease [CVD] manifestation. It is largely unknown how the distribution of CVD risk factors or intermediate phenotypes explain sex-specific differences.Methods and Results-In 5000 individuals of the population-based Gutenberg Health Study...

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Main Authors: Renate B. Schnabel, Philipp S Wild, Jürgen eProchaska, Francisco M. Ojeda, Tanja eZeller, Nargiz eRzayeva, Ariana eEbrahim, Karl eLackner, Manfred E. Beutel, Norbert ePfeiffer, Christoph R. Sinning, Sabine eOertelt-Prigione, Vera eRegitz-Zagrosek, Harald eBinder, Thomas eMünzel, Stefan eBlankenberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Subjects:
cardiac function
sex differences
cardiovascular epidemiology
Population-based Study
Noninvasive vascular function
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcvm.2015.00015/full

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