Open AccessGender-specific regulation of blood pressure and antihypertensive treatment
Author(s) -
Х. И. Ибрагимова,
С. Н. Маммаев,
Джамила Авадзиевна Омарова
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
arterialʹnaâ gipertenziâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.126
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2411-8524
pISSN - 1607-419X
DOI - 10.18705/1607-419x-2018-24-3-303-308
Subject(s) - blood pressure , disease , epidemiology , affect (linguistics) , medicine , coping (psychology) , hormone , life course approach , physiology , endocrinology , psychology , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , communication
The epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, treatment effects and outcomes of the majority of cardiovascular disease differ between men and women. These differences occur due to the various expression of sex chromosome genes resulting in the different levels of sex hormones. As a result, gender-related differencesin the functioning of cardiovascular system are well-known, including vascular regulation, heart remodeling, drug metabolism, etc. Gender differences related to the cultural and social factors (behaviour, nutrition, life style, coping-strategies, relation to the disease and its prevention, etc.) also affect the course of cardiovascular diseases including hypertension. The gender–related issues of the regulation of blood pressure and therapeutic approaches to the treatment of hypertension remain the subject of high interest and debate.