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Gender disparity in myopathic factors and risk attributable to metabolic components contributes to the differential cardiovascular impact of metabolic syndrome in women compared to men.
This review highlights the gender dimorphism in cardiovascular risk associated with metabolic syndrome, noting that women lose their premenopausal cardiovascular protection following menopause or the development of metabolic syndrome.
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Supports sex-specific risk stratification in metabolic syndrome; leaves open mechanistic validation in prospective studies.
Ren et al. (2009) conducted a review in Metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome was evaluated. Gender disparity in myopathic factors and risk attributable to metabolic components contributes to the differential cardiovascular impact of metabolic syndrome in women compared to men.
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