Sex differences in the pathophysiology, treatment, and outcomes in IHD.
Heart disease is the number one killer of women. Although there are many similarities between men and women, the evolving understanding of ischemic heart disease in women allow us to emphasize the important differences that need to be recognized. These differences, including symptoms at presentation, importance of particular risk factors, pathophysiology of disease, and treatments/outcomes, will be discussed in this review.
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX, 75390-8830, USA, monsanghavi@gmail.com.
Monika
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Sanghavi
Martha
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Gulati
D000818:Animals; D002319:Cardiovascular System; D006801:Humans; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D012737:Sex Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome