Persistent sex disparities exist in the diagnosis, management, and outcomes of acute cardiovascular conditions, with women often receiving less guideline-indicated care compared to men.
This narrative review emphasizes the need to address persistent sex disparities in acute cardiovascular care to improve clinical approaches and outcomes.
Despite significant progress in the care of patients suffering from cardiovascular disease, there remains a persistent sex disparity in the diagnosis, management, and outcomes of these patients. These sex disparities are seen across the spectrum of cardiovascular care, but, are especially pronounced in acute cardiovascular care. The spectrum of acute cardiovascular care encompasses critically ill or tenuous patients with cardiovascular conditions that require urgent or emergent decision-making and interventions. In this narrative review, the disparities in the clinical course, management, and outcomes of six commonly encountered acute cardiovascular conditions, some with a known sex-predilection will be discussed within the basis of underlying sex differences in physiology, anatomy, and pharmacology with the goal of identifying areas where improvement in clinical approaches are needed.
Vallabhajosyula et al. (Wed,) conducted a review in Acute cardiovascular conditions (Acute myocardial infarction, Cardiogenic shock, Cardiac arrest, Acute decompensated heart failure). Persistent sex disparities exist in the diagnosis, management, and outcomes of acute cardiovascular conditions, with women often receiving less guideline-indicated care compared to men.