The Lancet women and cardiovascular disease Commission: reducing the global burden by 2030

B Vogel, M Acevedo, Y Appelman, CNB Merz… - The Lancet, 2021 - thelancet.com
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in women. Decades of grassroots
campaigns have helped to raise awareness about the impact of cardiovascular disease in …

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection: current state of the science: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

SN Hayes, ESH Kim, J Saw, D Adlam… - Circulation, 2018 - ahajournals.org
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) has emerged as an important cause of
acute coronary syndrome, myocardial infarction, and sudden death, particularly among …

Acute myocardial infarction in women: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

LS Mehta, TM Beckie, HA DeVon, CL Grines… - Circulation, 2016 - ahajournals.org
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality in American women. Since 1984,
the annual cardiovascular disease mortality rate has remained greater for women than men; …

Ten-year differences in women's awareness related to coronary heart disease: results of the 2019 American Heart Association National Survey: a special report from …

M Cushman, CM Shay, VJ Howard, MC Jiménez… - Circulation, 2021 - ahajournals.org
Background: High awareness that cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death
(LCOD) among women is critical to prevention. This study evaluated longitudinal trends in …

Acute myocardial infarction in young individuals

R Gulati, A Behfar, J Narula, A Kanwar, A Lerman… - Mayo Clinic …, 2020 - Elsevier
Globally, cardiovascular disease remains a major cause of adverse outcomes in young
individuals, unlike its decline in other age groups. This group is not well studied and has a …

Sex differences in the presentation and perception of symptoms among young patients with myocardial infarction: evidence from the VIRGO study (variation in …

JH Lichtman, EC Leifheit, B Safdar, H Bao… - Circulation, 2018 - ahajournals.org
Background: Some studies report that women are less likely to present with chest pain for
acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Information on symptom presentation, perception of …

Sex differences in in-hospital management and outcomes of patients with acute coronary syndrome: findings from the CCC project

Y Hao, J Liu, J Liu, N Yang, SC Smith Jr, Y Huo… - Circulation, 2019 - ahajournals.org
Background: Coronary heart disease is a leading cause of mortality among women.
Systematic evaluation of the quality of care and outcomes in women hospitalized for acute …

Sex differences in cardiac risk factors, perceived risk, and health care provider discussion of risk and risk modification among young patients with acute myocardial …

EC Leifheit-Limson, G D'Onofrio, M Daneshvar… - Journal of the American …, 2015 - jacc.org
Background: Differences between sexes in cardiac risk factors, perceptions of cardiac risk,
and health care provider discussions about risk among young patients with acute …

Sex in cardiovascular disease: Why this biological variable should be considered in in vitro models

AK McClain, PP Monteleone, J Zoldan - Science Advances, 2024 - science.org
Cardiovascular disease (CVD), the world's leading cause of death, exhibits notable
epidemiological, clinical, and pathophysiological differences between sexes. Many such …

Microaggressions in clinical medicine

L Freeman, H Stewart - Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal, 2018 - muse.jhu.edu
This paper proposes a victim-centered account of microaggressions within the context of
clinical medicine. In so doing, it argues that microaggressions can undermine physician …