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Influence of sex hormones and phytoestrogens on heart disease in men and women

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Bhupathy, Poornima, Haines, Christopher Dean, Leinwand, Leslie Anne·2010·Women s Health

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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the number one cause of morbidity and mortality in men and women worldwide. According to the WHO, by 2015, almost 20 million people will die from CVD each year. It is well established that men and women differ not only in baseline cardiac parameters, but also in the clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment outcomes of CVD. Women tend to develop heart disease later in life than men. This difference has been attributed to the loss of estrogen during the menopausal transition; however, the biological explanations for the sexual dimorphism in CVD are more complex and seem unlikely to be due to estrogen alone. The current controversy that has arisen regarding the effects of HRT on CVD in women is a case in point. In this review, the sex-based differences in cardiac (patho-) physiology are discussed with emphasis on the impact of sex hormones, hormone receptors and diet on heart disease.

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Authors
Bhupathy, P., Haines, C. D., & Leinwand, L. A.
Affiliations
University of Colorado Boulder (US)
Corresponding author
  • Bhupathy, Poornima
  • Haines, Christopher Dean
  • Leinwand, Leslie Anne
Venue
Women s Health
Published
2010-01
Volume
6
Issue
1
Pages
77-95
ISSN
  • 1745-5057 (ISSN-L)
  • 1745-5065
OpenAlex
W2099284230
Cited by
125
References
191
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FWCI
1.09
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Women s Health (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R01HL050560)
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (T32GM008759, T32GM142607)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Phytoestrogen effects and research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Estrogen and related hormone effects
Keywords
sex hormones, phytoestrogens, cardiovascular disease, sex differences, estrogen, menopause, hormone replacement therapy, hormone receptors, diet, heart disease in women
MeSH terms
Age Factors, Animals, Cardiovascular Diseases, Female, Heart, Humans, Male, Sex Factors, Gonadal Steroid Hormones, Estrogen Replacement Therapy, Phytoestrogens, Mice

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