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Assessment of Vascular Function in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
Published on: June 16, 2014
Sex, Gender, and Cardiovascular Disease in Chronic Kidney Disease
1The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Clinician Investigator Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Division of Nephrology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Abstract:
This review on sex, gender, and cardiovascular diseases in chronic kidney disease attempts to summarize what we know and what we do not know about the effects of sex and gender on cardiovascular disease in chronic kidney disease. We discuss and define the terminology of sex and gender, and the underlying physiology for differences observed. We explore how sex and gender affect specific cardiovascular diseases such as coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, arrhythmias, cardiovascular mortality, and pre-eclampsia. We conclude with a review of recent randomized controlled trials and highlight the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic differences in both sexes.
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