title: Coronary artery disease in women. How it is--and isn't--unique.
abstract: Various risk factors, such as smoking and diabetes, have an adverse effect on women's inherent biological protection from coronary artery disease (CAD). In women, CAD is most likely to present as angina. Although infarction as the initial event is less common in women than in men, it is more likely to be fatal. The prognosis for women with diabetes and CAD is especially poor. Differences in the therapeutic approach to CAD in men and women do not appear justified. Preventive strategies for women center around cessation of smoking, aspirin therapy, diet modification, and estrogen therapy.
authors.affiliation: Medical College of Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: B N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Banka
mesh_terms: D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors