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Gender and the heart: sex-specific differences in normal anatomy and physiology
1College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
The Journal of Gender-Specific Medicine : JGSM : the Official Journal of the Partnership for Women'S Health at Columbia
|March 17, 2001
Abstract:
Important sex-specific differences in the normal anatomy and physiology of the myocardium exist. It is essential to consider these differences in assessing the meaning of cardiac symptoms in men and women and in constructing strategies for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular illness.