Graziamaria Corbi, Marika Comegna, Caterina Vinciguerra, Alessio Capasso, Luigi Onorato, Alfonso Maria Salucci, Antonio Rapacciuolo, Alessandro Cannavo
Sex differences are consistently identified in determining the prevalence, manifestation, and response to therapies in several systemic disorders, including those affecting the cardiovascular (CV), skeletal muscle, and nervous system. Interestingly, such differences are often more noticeable as we age. For example, premenopausal women experience a lower risk of CV disease than men of the same age. While at an advanced age, with menopause, the risk of cardiovascular diseases and adverse outcomes increases exponentially in women, exceeding that of men...
April 8, 2024: Experimental Gerontology