Women and Heart Disease: Understanding Risk Factors for Coronary Artery Disease
Journal Title: Women's Health – Open Journal - Year 2015, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in women in the US. Although the overall death rate due to CVD has decreased recently, it has actually increased in young women. Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), which may lead to myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, and death, is an important focus for preventive efforts. The impact of traditional cardiovascular risk factors such as family history, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and smoking differs with gender. Women face unique risks related to pregnancy, menopause, and exogenous estrogen, and are more likely to develop other diseases (e.g autoimmune diseases, breast cancer) whose course or treatment may be complicated by CAD. This article will review CAD risk factors in women, tools to quantify that risk, and interventions to decrease it.
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Ahmad Alsarah
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