EDUCATION

CJC

CJC PLENARY: MECHANISMS UNDERLYING SEX AND GENDER DETERMINANTS OF VASCULAR DISEASE

125 - SEX DIFFERENCES IN THE IMMUNE SYSTEM AND VASCULAR DISEASE

Thursday, October 27, 2022

3:45 PM – 4:00 PM EDT

Location: Canada Hall 3

Target Audience: General: All cardiovascular (clinical and research) health professionals, Researchers, Trainee (clinical), Trainee (research)

Presenter(s)

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

identify the sex and gender determinants of vascular disease;
describe how sex and gender effects on vascular disease may differ in different locations internationally;
list ways in which androgen hormones and immune factors participate in mediating sex determinants of vascular disease; and
describe how and why to use women-focused programs to optimize cardiac rehabilitation.

This presentation will be 12 minutes, followed by a 3 minute Q&A.