Models of gender differences in cardiovascular disease

Autor:	Richard D. Patten
Rok vydání:	2007
Předmět:	Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Cardiovascular investigation business.industry Vascular disease Prevalence Disease medicine.disease Bioinformatics Article Menopause Heart failure Drug Discovery Molecular Medicine Medicine business Ventricular remodeling
Zdroj:	Drug Discovery Today: Disease Models. 4:227-232
ISSN:	1740-6757
DOI:	10.1016/j.ddmod.2007.11.002
Popis:	Clinical observations made over several decades support the existence of gender differences in cardiovascular disease prevalence and severity. For example, women exhibit a delay in the onset of vascular disease compared to men and the temporal link between menopause and the rise in vascular events in women suggests that ovarian hormones may be important in reducing the risk of vascular disease in women. Gender differences have also been observed in the severity and outcome of myocardial diseases such that women with heart failure have a better prognosis than men coupled with gender-specific patterns of ventricular remodeling. These clinical observations have fostered great interest in understanding the mechanisms of gender differences in cardiovascular diseases with the goal being to identify novel therapeutic targets. The purpose of this review is to describe animal models of cardiovascular disease that have demonstrated clear gender differences in the pathophysiologic responses to a given stimulus. Animal models from two broad areas of cardiovascular investigation will be highlighted: vascular disease and heart failure.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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