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

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- Lean body mass mediates the sex dimorphism in cardiac and large arterial elastances
- Lean body mass mediates the sex dimorphism in cardiac and large arterial elastances
- 军事医学研究（英文） 2026年
- 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
- Funds：
  
  the Research Grant Council of Hong Kong—Early Career Scheme(106210224);the Seed Fund(104006024)
- DOI：10.1016/j.mmr.2026.100016
  中图分类号：
- 收稿：2025-06-22，
  
  修回：2026-03-05，
  
  纸质出版：2026-03
- Accepted：
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Xin-Yu Liu, Mei-Han Guo, David Montero. Lean body mass mediates the sex dimorphism in cardiac and large arterial elastances[J/OL]. 军事医学研究（英文）, 2026.

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.
Xin-Yu Liu, Mei-Han Guo, David Montero. Lean body mass mediates the sex dimorphism in cardiac and large arterial elastances[J/OL]. 军事医学研究（英文）, 2026. DOI： 10.1016/j.mmr.2026.100016.

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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