EDITORIAL

Sex differences and cardiovascular risk

A Cordero, E Alegria

Department of Cardiology. Clínica Universitaria de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain

Correspondence to:
Correspondence to:
Dr Alberto Cordero
Department of Cardiology, Clínica Universitaria de Navarra, Avda. Pio XII, 36. 31080 Pamplona, Spain; acordero{at}unav.es

Cardiovascular risk factors such as diabetes confer differing degrees of risk in men and women

Abbreviations: ARIC, atherosclerosis risk in communities; CVRF, cardiovascular risk factors; HDL, high density lipoprotein; LDL, low density lipoprotein

Keywords: cardiovascular risk; diabetes; hypertriglyceridaemia; sex differences

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