title: Cardiovascular disease in women.
abstract: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the most important health issue facing women and continues to be their number one cause of morbidity and mortality. Women are disproportionately affected by CVD compared with men. It is diagnosed less often and treated less aggressively in the inpatient and outpatient settings; as a result, women have poorer outcomes. It is therefore imperative that physicians take steps to screen women for the risks associated with CVD and actively education them on primary and secondary prevention.
authors.affiliation: Cleveland Clinic Main Campus, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. weissa1@ccf.org
authors.forename: Alan M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Weiss
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D004032:Diet / Q000592:standards; D015914:Estrogen Replacement Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000150:complications; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D016387:Women's Health
chemical_list: D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors