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Gender differences in pathophysiology, biological, and psychosocial risk factors may explain distinct prevalence rates, symptom profiles, and medical outcomes in women with coronary artery disease.
Understanding gender-specific biomedical and psychosocial risk factors is essential for improving the clinical management and prevention of cardiovascular disease in women.
Gaps in gender-specific psychosocial CVD risks persist; leaves open dedicated studies to refine sex-specific risk models.
Despite the mortality and morbidity burden associated with cardiovascular disease in women, there is insufficient knowledge regarding gender specificities in both biomedical and psychosocial domains. Gender differences in both pathophysiology and biological risk factors might explain distinct prevalence rates, symptom profiles, and even medical outcomes, but gender-related specificities regarding psychosocial risk factors might further explain this. The authors review the key issues on this topic and outline suggestions for future research. Ultimately, a better understanding of this matter will translate not only into improved clinical management of female patients, but also gender-specific strategies in the prevention of cardiovascular disease.
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Prata et al. (2013) conducted a review in Coronary Artery Disease. Gender differences in pathophysiology, biological, and psychosocial risk factors may explain distinct prevalence rates, symptom profiles, and medical outcomes in women with coronary artery disease.
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