Nicole L. Svedberg

Smooth muscle cell mineralocorticoid receptor does not contribute to atherosclerosis in male or female ApoE-knockout mice

Background Young women have a lower risk of myocardial infarction (MI) compared to age-matched men, protection that is lost with aging or obesity. There are sex differences in human plaque histopathology, where male plaques are more inflamed and female plaques have more smooth mu...