Open AccessSex Differences in Cardiovascular Aging and Heart Failure
Author(s) -
Andrew Oneglia,
Michael D. Nelson,
C. Noel Bairey Merz
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
current heart failure reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.036
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1546-9549
pISSN - 1546-9530
DOI - 10.1007/s11897-020-00487-7
Subject(s) - heart failure , medicine , cardiology , heart failure with preserved ejection fraction , endothelial dysfunction , endocrinology , vasodilation , oxidative stress , ejection fraction , muscle hypertrophy , elastin , diastole , estrogen , blood pressure , pathology
This review summarizes sex-related changes in the heart and vasculature that occur with aging, both in the presence and absence of cardiovascular disease (CVD).