Artery Research
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 148-150, December 2009

Gender differences in arterial structure and function. Are men really from Mars and women from Venus?

  • Francesco U.S. Mattace-Raso

      Affiliations

    • Section of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Center, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationSection of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Center, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA3 Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 10 7035979; fax: +31 10 7034768.

published online 09 November 2009.

Abstract 

Gender difference of cardiovascular disease is one of the most investigated and still unsolved items. Finding an answer to this, may have important implications for understanding the differences between men and women in atherosclerosis and possibly lead to the development of gender-specific treatment for cardiovascular disease.

Keywords: Gender differences, Atherosclerosis, Arterial stiffness, Aging

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PII: S1872-9312(09)00293-2

doi:10.1016/j.artres.2009.10.186

Artery Research
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 148-150, December 2009

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