Advanced Cardiac Imaging and Women’s Chest Pain: A Question of Gender
Awareness of gender differences in cardiovascular disease (CVD) has increased: both the different impact of traditional cardiovascular risk factors on women and the existence of sex-specific risk factors have been demonstrated. Therefore, it is essential to recognize typical aspects of ischemic hear...
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| author | Federica Dell’Aversana Carlo Tedeschi Rosita Comune Luigi Gallo Giovanni Ferrandino Emilia Basco Stefania Tamburrini Giacomo Sica Salvatore Masala Mariano Scaglione Carlo Liguori |
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| description | Awareness of gender differences in cardiovascular disease (CVD) has increased: both the different impact of traditional cardiovascular risk factors on women and the existence of sex-specific risk factors have been demonstrated. Therefore, it is essential to recognize typical aspects of ischemic heart disease (IHD) in women, who usually show a lower prevalence of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) as a cause of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). It is also important to know how to recognize pathologies that can cause acute chest pain with a higher incidence in women, such as spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) and myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA). Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) gained a pivotal role in the context of cardiac emergencies. Thus, the aim of our review is to investigate the most frequent scenarios in women with acute chest pain and how advanced cardiac imaging can help in the management and diagnosis of ACS. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-84fd360617f140ef9e26b096d550211f2023-11-18T22:47:49ZengMDPI AGDiagnostics2075-44182023-08-011315261110.3390/diagnostics13152611Advanced Cardiac Imaging and Women’s Chest Pain: A Question of GenderFederica Dell’Aversana0Carlo Tedeschi1Rosita Comune2Luigi Gallo3Giovanni Ferrandino4Emilia Basco5Stefania Tamburrini6Giacomo Sica7Salvatore Masala8Mariano Scaglione9Carlo Liguori10Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania “L. Vanvitelli”, 80138 Napoli, ItalyOperational Unit of Cardiology, Presidio Sanitario Intermedio Napoli Est, ASL-Napoli 1 Centro, 80144 Napoli, ItalyDepartment of Precision Medicine, University of Campania “L. Vanvitelli”, 80138 Napoli, ItalyDepartment of Precision Medicine, University of Campania “L. Vanvitelli”, 80138 Napoli, ItalyDepartment of Radiology, Ospedale del Mare-ASL Napoli 1, 80147 Napoli, ItalyDepartment of Precision Medicine, University of Campania “L. Vanvitelli”, 80138 Napoli, ItalyDepartment of Radiology, Ospedale del Mare-ASL Napoli 1, 80147 Napoli, ItalyDepartment of Radiology, Monaldi Hospital Azienda dei Colli, 80131 Napoli, ItalyDepartment of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, ItalyDepartment of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, ItalyDepartment of Radiology, Ospedale del Mare-ASL Napoli 1, 80147 Napoli, ItalyAwareness of gender differences in cardiovascular disease (CVD) has increased: both the different impact of traditional cardiovascular risk factors on women and the existence of sex-specific risk factors have been demonstrated. Therefore, it is essential to recognize typical aspects of ischemic heart disease (IHD) in women, who usually show a lower prevalence of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) as a cause of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). It is also important to know how to recognize pathologies that can cause acute chest pain with a higher incidence in women, such as spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) and myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA). Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) gained a pivotal role in the context of cardiac emergencies. Thus, the aim of our review is to investigate the most frequent scenarios in women with acute chest pain and how advanced cardiac imaging can help in the management and diagnosis of ACS.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/13/15/2611cardiovascular diseasesischemic heart diseasegender medicinecoronary computed tomography angiographycardiac magnetic resonance imagingcoronary artery disease |
| spellingShingle | Federica Dell’Aversana Carlo Tedeschi Rosita Comune Luigi Gallo Giovanni Ferrandino Emilia Basco Stefania Tamburrini Giacomo Sica Salvatore Masala Mariano Scaglione Carlo Liguori Advanced Cardiac Imaging and Women’s Chest Pain: A Question of Gender Diagnostics cardiovascular diseases ischemic heart disease gender medicine coronary computed tomography angiography cardiac magnetic resonance imaging coronary artery disease |
| title | Advanced Cardiac Imaging and Women’s Chest Pain: A Question of Gender |
| title_full | Advanced Cardiac Imaging and Women’s Chest Pain: A Question of Gender |
| title_fullStr | Advanced Cardiac Imaging and Women’s Chest Pain: A Question of Gender |
| title_full_unstemmed | Advanced Cardiac Imaging and Women’s Chest Pain: A Question of Gender |
| title_short | Advanced Cardiac Imaging and Women’s Chest Pain: A Question of Gender |
| title_sort | advanced cardiac imaging and women s chest pain a question of gender |
| topic | cardiovascular diseases ischemic heart disease gender medicine coronary computed tomography angiography cardiac magnetic resonance imaging coronary artery disease |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/13/15/2611 |
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