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Sexual Dimorphism in Cardiovascular Disease

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Molecular Cardiology in Clinical Practice

Part of the book series: Basic Science for the Cardiologist ((BASC,volume 2))

Abstract

The United States has experienced an overall decline in mortality from cardiovascular disease during the past twenty years, but this rate of decline has been slower in women than men. Although there has been an increasing awareness of cardiovascular disease in women over the past decade, this has not resulted in a decline in their rate of cardiovascular death. On the contrary, as the population ages, the percentage of women increases along with the absolute number of cardiovascular deaths in women (Figure 1).

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Bakir, S., Oparil, S. (1999). Sexual Dimorphism in Cardiovascular Disease. In: Sanders, M., Kostis, J.B. (eds) Molecular Cardiology in Clinical Practice. Basic Science for the Cardiologist, vol 2. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-585-38141-1_10

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