title: Cardiovascular disease in women.
abstract: This article provides an overview of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in women. It considers cardiovascular risk, investigations and treatment. Gender bias, controversies and current debates are highlighted. Issues concerned with access to cardiac health care, equality and public policy are also considered. The author concludes that CVD in women is under-recognised, often by women themselves, and therefore raising the profile of this disease in women should be a health priority.
authors.affiliation: Central Lancashire Primary Care Trust, Preston. christophernicholson@centrallancashire.nhs.uk
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nicholson
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006291:Health Policy; D006292:Health Priorities; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D011287:Prejudice; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D014930:Women / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D016387:Women's Health