Coronary Artery Disease in Women: A Comprehensive Appraisal

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a significant cause of illness and death amongst women. The pathophysiology, manifestations, and outcomes of CVD and CAD differ between sexes. These sex differences remain under-recognized. The aim of this review is to highlight and raise awareness of the burden and...

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Autores principales: Schamroth Pravda, Nili, Karny-Rahkovich, Orith, Shiyovich, Arthur, Schamroth Pravda, Miri, Rapeport, Naomi, Vaknin-Assa, Hana, Eisen, Alon, Kornowski, Ran, Porter, Avital
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8541551/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34682787
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm10204664
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Sumario:Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a significant cause of illness and death amongst women. The pathophysiology, manifestations, and outcomes of CVD and CAD differ between sexes. These sex differences remain under-recognized. The aim of this review is to highlight and raise awareness of the burden and unique aspects of CAD in women. It details the unique pathophysiology of CAD in women, cardiovascular risk factors in women (both traditional and sex-specific), the clinical presentation of CAD in women, and the range of disease in obstructive and non-obstructive CAD in women.

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