Why the study?
CVD risk in women is often underestimated, leading to less aggressive treatment and lower procedure rates despite higher mortality, highlighting the need for sex-specific management strategies.
What are the main gender-specific approaches in the management of cardiovascular diseases in women?
What are the main gender-specific approaches in the management of cardiovascular diseases in women?
This review highlights the underestimation of cardiovascular risk in women and the need for gender-specific management strategies to address disparities in care and outcomes.
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Underscores need for heightened vigilance in women; leaves open whether gender-specific strategies improve outcomes.
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) have a lower prevalence in women than men; although, a higher mortality rate and a poorer prognosis are more common in women. However, there is a misperception of CVD female risk since women have commonly been considered more protected so that the real threat is vastly underestimated. Consequently, female patients are more likely to be treated less aggressively, and a lower rate of diagnostic and interventional procedures is performed in women than in men. In addition, there are substantial sex differences in CVD, so different strategies are needed. This review aims to evaluate the main gender-specific approaches in CVD.
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