Sex differences in ischemic heart disease and heart failure biomarkers

Abstract Since 1984, each year, more women than men die of ischemic heart disease (IHD) and heart failure (HF), yet more men are diagnosed. Because biomarker assessment is often the first diagnostic employed in such patients, understanding biomarker differences in men vs. women may improve female mo...

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Main Authors: Kimia Sobhani, Diana K. Nieves Castro, Qin Fu, Roberta A. Gottlieb, Jennifer E. Van Eyk, C. Noel Bairey Merz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:Biology of Sex Differences
Subjects:
Sex
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13293-018-0201-y