Lean body mass mediates the sex dimorphism in cardiac and large arterial elastances

Xin-Yu Liu; Mei-Han Guo; David Montero

doi:10.1016/j.mmr.2026.100016

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Lean body mass mediates the sex dimorphism in cardiac and large arterial elastances

LETTER TO THE EDITOR | Updated：2026-05-11

- Lean body mass mediates the sex dimorphism in cardiac and large arterial elastances
- Military Medical Research (2026)
- Affiliations：
  
  School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Hong Kong University, Hong Kong 999077, China
  Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
  Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, Hong Kong University, Hong Kong 999077, China
  Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1, Canada
- Author bio：
  
  *David Montero, dvmb@hku.hk
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- DOI：10.1016/j.mmr.2026.100016
  CLC：
- Received：22 June 2025，
  
  Revised：2026-03-05，
  
  Published：2026-03
- Accepted：
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Liu XY, Guo MH, Montero D. Lean body mass mediates the sex dimorphism in cardiac and large arterial elastances. Mil Med Res. 2026;13(1):100016.
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Liu XY, Guo MH, Montero D. Lean body mass mediates the sex dimorphism in cardiac and large arterial elastances. Mil Med Res. 2026;13(1):100016. DOI： 10.1016/j.mmr.2026.100016.

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