title: Focused Cardiovascular Care for Women: The Need and Role in Clinical Practice.
abstract: Over the past decade, an emerging clinical research focus on cardiovascular (CV) disease (CVD) risk in women has highlighted sex-specific factors that are uniquely important in the prevention and early detection of coronary atherosclerosis in women. Concurrently, a 30% decrease in the number of female deaths from CVD has been observed. Despite this, CVD continues to be the leading cause of death in women, outnumbering deaths from all other causes combined. Clinical practice approaches that focus on the unique aspects of CV care for women are needed to provide necessary resources for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of CVD in women. In addition to increasing opportunities for women to participate in CV research, Women's Heart Clinics offer unique settings in which to deliver comprehensive CV care and education, ensuring appropriate diagnostic testing, while monitoring effectiveness of treatment. This article reviews the emerging need and role of focused CV care to address sex-specific aspects of diagnosis and treatment of CVD in women.
authors: Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
authors: Mariana
authors: M
authors: Garcia
authors: Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Physiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
authors: Virginia M
authors: VM
authors: Miller
authors: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH.
authors: Martha
authors: M
authors: Gulati
authors: Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
authors: Sharonne N
authors: SN
authors: Hayes
authors: Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
authors: JoAnn E
authors: JE
authors: Manson
authors: Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
authors: Nanette K
authors: NK
authors: Wenger
authors: Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center, Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA.
authors: C Noel
authors: CN
authors: Bairey Merz
authors: Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
authors: Rekha
authors: R
authors: Mankad
authors: Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL.
authors: Amy W
authors: AW
authors: Pollak
authors: Department of Cardiology, Hofstra North Short-LIJ School of Medicine, Hempstead, NY.
authors: Jennifer
authors: J
authors: Mieres
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ.
authors: Juliana
authors: J
authors: Kling
authors: Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Electronic address: smulvagh@mayo.edu.
authors: Sharon L
authors: SL
authors: Mulvagh
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D002320:Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D061345:Early Medical Intervention / Q000379:methods; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D016387:Women's Health