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  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Endocrinology
  • Hypertension Research

Background:

  • Sex chromosomes and hormones significantly impact blood pressure (BP) regulation and cardiovascular (CV) risk factor distribution in essential arterial hypertension.
  • Females face increased CV disease risk at lower BP levels than males, suggesting potential need for sex-specific hypertension diagnostic thresholds.
  • Current data is insufficient to confirm if hypertension management, including treatment goals and drug selection, requires sex-specific approaches.

Conclusions:

  • Sex plays a crucial role in the development and progression of essential hypertension.
  • Sex-specific approaches to hypertension diagnosis and potentially management are suggested.
  • Focused research is essential to optimize sex-specific prevention and treatment strategies for hypertension.