TY - JOUR
T1 - Focused Cardiovascular Care for Women
T2 - The Need and Role in Clinical Practice
AU - Garcia, Mariana
AU - Miller, Virginia M.
AU - Gulati, Martha
AU - Hayes, Sharonne N.
AU - Manson, Jo Ann E.
AU - Wenger, Nanette K.
AU - Bairey Merz, C. Noel
AU - Mankad, Rekha
AU - Pollak, Amy W.
AU - Mieres, Jennifer
AU - Kling, Juliana
AU - Mulvagh, Sharon L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
PY - 2016/2/1
Y1 - 2016/2/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.mayocp.2015.11.001
DO - 10.1016/j.mayocp.2015.11.001
M3 - Review article
C2 - 26848004
AN - SCOPUS:84974683328
SN - 0025-6196
VL - 91
SP - 226
EP - 240
JO - Mayo Clinic Proceedings
JF - Mayo Clinic Proceedings
IS - 2
ER -