Cardiovascular Disease in Women: Understanding Symptoms and Risk Factors

• Published in: European Cardiology Review Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 10 - 13
• Main Authors: Keteepe-Arachi, Tracey, Sharma, Sanjay
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Radcliffe Cardiology 01.08.2017
• Subjects: Cardiovascular Disease in Women; Takotsubo; Cardiovascular disease; risk factors; stress cardiomyopathy; microvascular angina; women

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) in women remains under-diagnosed and undertreated due to the diagnostic challenge it presents, as well as the persisting attitude that CVD predominantly affects men. Gender-related risk factors have now been identified but there is a lack of clinical application, leading...