Sexual dimorphism of abdominal aortic aneurysms: A striking example of " male disadvantage" in cardiovascular disease

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 225, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 22-28

  Bloomer, Lisa D S ^a   Bown, Matthew J ^a,b   Tomaszewski, Maciej ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Cardiovascular disease; Genetics; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; GENDER; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LIFESTYLE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX CHROMOSOME; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; Y CHROMOSOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANDROGENS; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 84867851011     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: 18791484     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2012.06.057     Document Type: Review

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