Hypertension: what's sex got to do with it?

Hypertension: what's sex got to do with it?

Hypertension is a complex and multifaceted disease, and there are well established sex differences in many aspects of blood pressure (BP) control. The intent of this review is to highlight recent work examining sex differences in the molecular mechanisms of BP control in hypertension to assess wheth...

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Veröffentlicht in:Physiology (Bethesda, Md.) Md.), 2013-07, Vol.28 (4), p.234-244
Hauptverfasser: Zimmerman, Margaret A, Sullivan, Jennifer C
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animals
Antihypertensive Agents - therapeutic use
Blood Pressure - physiology
Disease Models, Animal
Female
Humans
Hypertension - drug therapy
Hypertension - epidemiology
Hypertension - physiopathology
Male
Reviews
Risk Factors
Sex Factors
Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:Hypertension is a complex and multifaceted disease, and there are well established sex differences in many aspects of blood pressure (BP) control. The intent of this review is to highlight recent work examining sex differences in the molecular mechanisms of BP control in hypertension to assess whether the "one-size-fits-all" approach to BP control is appropriate with regard to sex.
ISSN:1548-9213
1548-9221
DOI:10.1152/physiol.00013.2013