Aim This clinical practice guideline for the evaluation and diagnosis of chest pain provides
recommendations and algorithms for clinicians to assess and diagnose chest pain in adult …

Health professionals are encouraged to take the ESC Guidelines fully into account when
exercising their clinical judgment, as well as in the determination and the implementation of …

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; …

Background: Concerns exist that women are underrepresented in trials of cardiovascular
medications. Objectives: The authors sought to examine women's participation and the …

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 …

The UK Confidential Enquiry into Maternal Deaths (CEMD) has represented a gold standard
internationally for detailed investigation and improvement in maternity care for over 60 …

Evolving knowledge of sex-specific presentations, improved recognition of conventional and
novel risk factors, and expanded understanding of the sex-specific pathophysiology of …

Background Timely recognition of patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) is
important for successful treatment. Previous research has suggested that women with ACS …

Background: Older women presenting with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
(STEMI) are less likely to receive revascularization and have worse outcomes relative to …

Methods Writing group members were nominated by the committee chair and co-chair on
the basis of their previous work in relevant topic areas and were approved by the American …