Diagnosis of cardiovascular disease in women |
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Authors: | Schenck-Gustafsson Karin |
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Affiliation: | Department of Cardiology, and Centre of Gender Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, and Karolinska Institute, 17177 Stockholm, Sweden. karin.schenck-gustafsson@ki.se |
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Abstract: | Cardiovascular disease (CVD, comprising coronary heart disease and stroke) is the leading cause of death in both sexes in developed countries. Although women are nine times more likely to die from CVD than they are from breast cancer, there is a general public belief that the most common cause of death is cancer. The symptoms of acute myocardial infarction and acute coronary syndromes differ between the sexes. Women are less likely to experience chest pain and may have non-specific symptoms. Normal or non-obstructive coronary disease, as detected by angiography, is more common in women. Scintigraphy improves the detection of coronary disease in women. There is an urgent need to increase awareness of both coronary heart disease in women and the limitations of commonly used diagnostic tools. |
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