An Update on Gender Disparities in Coronary Heart Disease Care

Coronary heart disease (CHD), traditionally considered a male disease, causes far more deaths in women than cancer. The prevalence of CHD is lower in women at any age, but with advancing age, this differential decreases. The clinical outcomes including myocardial infarction mortality, all-cause mort...

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Published in:Current atherosclerosis reports 2016-05, Vol.18 (5), p.28-28, Article 28
Main Authors: Shah, Tina, Palaskas, Nicolas, Ahmed, Ameera
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Angiology
Cardiology
Coronary Artery Disease - epidemiology
Coronary Artery Disease - therapy
Coronary Heart Disease (S. Virani and S. Naderi
Humans
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Section Editors
Sex Characteristics
Topical Collection on Coronary Heart Disease
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Coronary heart disease (CHD), traditionally considered a male disease, causes far more deaths in women than cancer. The prevalence of CHD is lower in women at any age, but with advancing age, this differential decreases. The clinical outcomes including myocardial infarction mortality, all-cause mortality, and reinfarction rates are also worse in women with cardiovascular diseases (CVD) than in men. Yet, women appear to be underdiagnosed and undertreated for coronary heart disease. There is still a gap in the knowledge, understanding, and general awareness of CHD in women. This review provides updates in gender disparities in the management of risk factors, treatments, and outcomes of coronary heart disease.
ISSN:1523-3804
1534-6242
DOI:10.1007/s11883-016-0574-5