The Canadian Women’s Heart Health Alliance Atlas on the Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Management of Cardiovascular Disease in Women — Chapter 5: Sex- and Gender-Unique Manifestations of Cardiovascular Disease

This Atlas chapter summarizes sex- and some gender-associated, and unique aspects and manifestations of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in women. CVD is the primary cause of premature death in women in Canada and numerous sex-specific differences related to symptoms and pathophysiology exist. A review...

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Main Authors: Christine Pacheco, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Kerri-Anne Mullen, PhD, MSc, Thais Coutinho, MD, Shahin Jaffer, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, Monica Parry, PhD, MEd, MSc, NP-Adult, CCN(C), Harriette G.C. Van Spall, MD, MPH, FRCPC, Marie-Annick Clavel, DVM, PhD, Jodi D. Edwards, PhD, Tara Sedlak, MD, FRCPC, MBA, Colleen M. Norris, PhD, GNP, MSc, BScN, FAHA, FCAHS, Abida Dhukai, NP-Adult, MN-ACNP, PhD(C), ENC(C), Jasmine Grewal, MD, FRCPC, FACC, Sharon L. Mulvagh, MD, FRCPC, FACC, FASE, FAHA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-03-01
Series:CJC Open
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589790X21003036