Female-Specific Considerations in Aortic Health and Disease

The aorta plays a central role in the modulation of blood flow to supply end organs and to optimize the workload of the left ventricle. The constant interaction of the arterial wall with protective and deleterious circulating factors, and the cumulative exposure to ventriculoarterial pulsatile load,...

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Main Authors: Rebecca Crosier, MD, Maria Agustina Lopez Laporte, MD, CM, Rudy R. Unni, MD, Thais Coutinho, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-02-01
Series:CJC Open
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589790X23002500