Artery Research

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

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

Authors
Francesco U.S. Mattace-Rasoa, b, *
aSection of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Center, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
bDepartment of Epidemiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
*Section 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. E-mail address: f.mattaceraso@erasmusmc.nl
Corresponding Author
Francesco U.S. Mattace-Raso
Available Online 7 November 2009.
DOI
10.1016/j.artres.2009.10.186How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Gender differences; Atherosclerosis; Arterial stiffness; Aging
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.

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© 2009 Association for Research into Arterial Structure and Physiology. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Journal
Artery Research
Volume-Issue
3 - 4
Pages
148 - 150
Publication Date
2009/11/07
ISSN (Online)
1876-4401
ISSN (Print)
1872-9312
DOI
10.1016/j.artres.2009.10.186How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2009 Association for Research into Arterial Structure and Physiology. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license.

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