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Sex Differences in the Developmental Origins of Cardiovascular Disease

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: The Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) proposes that adverse events during early life program an increased risk for cardiovascular disease. Experimental models provide proof of concept but also indicate that insults during early life program sex differences in adult blood pressure and cardiovascular risk. This review will highlight the potential mechanisms that contribute to the etiology of sex differences in the developmental programming of cardiovascular disease.

Source: Physiology

DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00045.2013

Authors: Suttira Intapad, Norma B. Ojeda, John Henry Dasinger, Barbara T. Alexander

Institution: University of Mississippi Medical Center

Language: English

Topic: Birth, Development, and Health

Subfield: Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute