| First Author | Boese AC | Year | 2018 |
| Journal | Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol | Volume | 314 |
| Issue | 6 | Pages | H1137-H1152 |
| PubMed ID | 29350999 | Mgi Jnum | J:262517 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:6160383 | Doi | 10.1152/ajpheart.00519.2017 |
| Citation | Boese AC, et al. (2018) Sex differences in abdominal aortic aneurysms. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 314(6):H1137-H1152 |
| abstractText | Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a vascular disorder with a high case fatality rate in the instance of rupture. AAA is a multifactorial disease, and the etiology is still not fully understood. AAA is more likely to occur in men, but women have a greater risk of rupture and worse prognosis. Women are reportedly protected against AAA possibly by premenopausal levels of estrogen and are, on average, diagnosed at older ages than men. Here, we review the present body of research on AAA pathophysiology in humans, animal models, and cultured cells, with an emphasis on sex differences and sex steroid hormone signaling. |
