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JACC Case Rep. 2020 May 4. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.04.027. [Epub ahead of print]
Sex Differences in Mortality from COVID-19 Pandemic: Are Men Vulnerable and Women Protected?
Sharma G[SUP]1,[/SUP][SUP]2[/SUP], Volgman AS[SUP]3[/SUP], Michos ED[SUP]1,[/SUP][SUP]2[/SUP].
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Abstract
Sex disaggregated data is an important for reducing health inequities in medicine. Global data suggests that is a sex difference in mortality from COVID-19. In this report, we explore plausible reasons for this sex difference including the contribution of underlying cardiovascular risk factors, high risk behaviors, immune response and biological differences between men and women.
? 2020 Published by Elsevier on behalf of the American College of Cardiology Foundation.
KEYWORDS:
ACE2, angiotensin converting enzyme 2; COVID-19; COVID-19, 2019 novel coronavirus disease; CVD, cardiovascular disease; M:F, male to female; MERSCoV, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus; RAAS, renin-angiotensin-aldosterone-system; SARS-CoV, severe respiratory syndrome coronavirus; Sex differences; mortality
PMID:32373791PMCID:PMC7198137DOI:10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.04.027
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Sex Differences in Mortality from COVID-19 Pandemic: Are Men Vulnerable and Women Protected?
Sharma G[SUP]1,[/SUP][SUP]2[/SUP], Volgman AS[SUP]3[/SUP], Michos ED[SUP]1,[/SUP][SUP]2[/SUP].
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Abstract
Sex disaggregated data is an important for reducing health inequities in medicine. Global data suggests that is a sex difference in mortality from COVID-19. In this report, we explore plausible reasons for this sex difference including the contribution of underlying cardiovascular risk factors, high risk behaviors, immune response and biological differences between men and women.
? 2020 Published by Elsevier on behalf of the American College of Cardiology Foundation.
KEYWORDS:
ACE2, angiotensin converting enzyme 2; COVID-19; COVID-19, 2019 novel coronavirus disease; CVD, cardiovascular disease; M:F, male to female; MERSCoV, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus; RAAS, renin-angiotensin-aldosterone-system; SARS-CoV, severe respiratory syndrome coronavirus; Sex differences; mortality
PMID:32373791PMCID:PMC7198137DOI:10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.04.027
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