The Canadian Women’s Heart Health Alliance Atlas on the Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Management of Cardiovascular Disease in Women — Chapter 4: Sex- and Gender-Unique Disparities: CVD Across the Lifespan of a Woman

The Canadian Women’s Heart Health Alliance Atlas on the Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Management of Cardiovascular Disease in Women — Chapter 4: Sex- and Gender-Unique Disparities: CVD Across the Lifespan of a Woman

Women have unique sex- and gender-related risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) that can present or evolve over their lifespan. Pregnancy-associated conditions, polycystic ovarian syndrome, and menopause can increase a woman’s risk of CVD. Women are at greater risk for autoimmune rheumatic d...

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Main Authors: Sharon L. Mulvagh, MD, FRCPC, FACC, FASE, FAHA, Kerri-Anne Mullen, PhD, MSc, Kara A. Nerenberg, MD, MSc, Amy A. Kirkham, PhD, P.Kin, ATTH, Courtney R. Green, PhD, MSc, Abida R. Dhukai, NP(Adult), MN, PhD(c), Jasmine Grewal, MD, FRCPC, Marsha Hardy, MSW, RSW, Paula J. Harvey, BMBS, PhD, FRACP, Sofia B. Ahmed, MD, MMSc, FRCPC, Donna Hart, BA, RSW, Anna L.E. Levinsson, PhD, Monica Parry, MEd, MSc, NP-Adult, PhD, CCN(C), Heather J.A. Foulds, PhD, Christine Pacheco, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Sandra M. Dumanski, MD, FRCPC, Graeme Smith, MD, PhD, FRCSC, Colleen M. Norris, PhD, MSc, BScN, FAHA, FCAHS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-02-01
Series:CJC Open
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589790X2100247X

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