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CURRENT ATHEROSCLEROSIS REPORTS
Volume 18, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
CURRENT MEDICINE GROUP
DOI: 10.1007/s11883-016-0574-5
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Gender; Differences; Disparities; Coronary heart disease; Women
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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.
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