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Historical perspectives on cardiovascular disease have shifted from viewing it exclusively as a male problem to recognizing the vulnerability of the female heart.
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Highlights the historical shift in recognizing cardiovascular disease as a significant health issue for women, moving away from the male-centric view of the past.
N ot half a century ago, cardiovascular and coronary heart disease were viewed both by the clinical practice community and the general public as a male problem.Witness a 1960s American Heart Association conference on women and cardiovascular disease titled "How Can I Help My Husband Cope with Heart Disease?" and the initial introduction of the American Heart Association's Prudent Diet in a public education pamphlet entitled "The Way to a Man's Heart."Index items of "women" or "female" were notably absent from the Scientific Sessions programs of the major national cardiac societies, in contrast to contemporary multiple entries and sessions devoted to heart disease in women.
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Nanette K. Wenger (2010) conducted an editorial in Cardiovascular disease in women. Historical perspectives on cardiovascular disease have shifted from viewing it exclusively as a male problem to recognizing the vulnerability of the female heart.
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