Role of Perivascular Adipose Tissue for Sex Differences in Coronary Artery Disease and Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD)

Premenopausal women are largely protected from vascular dysfunction and atherosclerosis, while the progression of coronary artery disease increases after menopause to become the leading cause of death overall with similar prevalence as seen in men. Menopause has emerged as a particularly vulnerable...

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Published in:	Endocrine and Metabolic Science
Main Authors:	Matthias R. Meyer, Matthias Barton
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2021-03-01
Subjects:	Atherosclerosis Estrogen Gender Menopause Obesity Vascular Function
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666396120300224