hrp0094p1-32 | Fat, Metabolism and Obesity A | ESPE2021
Robinson George
, Peng Junjie
, Peckham Hannah
, Radziszewska Anna
, Butler Gary
, Pineda-Torra Ines
, Jury Elizabeth
, Ciurtin Coziana
,
Prior to menopause, it is known that women have a lower risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and coronary heart disease compared to age-matched men; it is reported that women have around half the CVD risk and almost a 10-year delay in first myocardial infarction event compared to men. Sex differences in serum lipids could contribute to CVD risk through driving atherosclerosis, the buildup of lipids in the sub-endothelial intimal layer of medium-sized to large arteries. We hypo...