Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in women, who have a notable
increase in the risk for this disease after menopause and typically develop coronary heart …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Although
the incidence of CVD in women is usually lower than in men, women have a higher mortality …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been seen as a men's disease for decades, however it is
more common in women than in men. It is generally assumed in medicine that the effects of …

Risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) shows considerable heterogeneity
both in generally healthy persons and in those with known ASCVD. The foundation of …

(CVD) in women since the first women-specific clinical recommendations for the prevention
of CVD were published by the American Heart Association (AHA) in 1999 (1). The myth that …

The initial Guide to the Primary Prevention of Cardiovas-cular Diseases was published in
1997 as an aid to healthcare professionals and their patients without established coronary …

Evolving knowledge regarding sex differences in coronary heart disease is emerging. Given
the lower burden of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) and preserved systolic …

It's obvious why only men develop prostate cancer and why only women get ovarian cancer.
But it is not obvious why women are more likely to recover language ability after a stroke …

Guía de práctica clínica de la Sociedad Interamericana de Cardiología sobre prevención
primaria de enfermedad cardiovascular en la mujer SciELO - Scientific Electronic Library …

productivity as a result of CVD, compared with $190 billion for cancer and $29 billion for
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). 2 In addition to population-based and macroeconomic …