Key result
Gender differences in CAD stem from complex psychological and physiological factors requiring an integrated approach.
Why the study?
Gender differences in the prevalence, causes, symptoms, treatment, and outcomes of coronary artery disease are complex and often misunderstood.
Highlights the importance of understanding complex psychological and physiological gender differences in cardiovascular disease.
Coronary artery disease is the most common cause of morbidity, mortality, and economic loss in all industrialized countries. Although there are gender differences in the prevalence, causes, symptoms, treatment, and outcome of heart disease, the differences are complex and often misunderstood. These gender differences are a function of psychological influences, physiological influences, and an interaction of the two. Understanding these complex interactions and how they differentially influence the development and progression of heart disease will ultimately contribute to a greater understanding of how to integrate information from medicine and epidemiology with that from psychology and behavioral medicine. Ultimately, it is this integrated approach that will allow us to better understand heart disease in both men and women.
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Catherine M. Stoney (2003) conducted a review in Coronary artery disease. Gender differences was evaluated. Gender differences in coronary artery disease are complex functions of psychological and physiological influences, requiring an integrated approach to better understand heart disease in men and women.
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