Acute coronary syndromes

BA Bergmark, N Mathenge, PA Merlini… - The Lancet, 2022 - thelancet.com
Although substantial progress has been made in the diagnosis and treatment of acute
coronary syndromes, cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death globally …

2021 AHA/ACC/ASE/CHEST/SAEM/SCCT/SCMR guideline for the evaluation and diagnosis of chest pain: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American …

Writing Committee Members, M Gulati, PD Levy… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - jacc.org
Aim This clinical practice guideline for the evaluation and diagnosis of chest pain provides
recommendations and algorithms for clinicians to assess and diagnose chest pain in adult …

[HTML][HTML] Implicit bias in healthcare: clinical practice, research and decision making

DP Gopal, U Chetty, P O'Donnell, C Gajria… - Future healthcare …, 2021 - Elsevier
Bias is the evaluation of something or someone that can be positive or negative, and implicit
or unconscious bias is when the person is unaware of their evaluation. This is particularly …

Sex differences in COVID-19: candidate pathways, genetics of ACE2, and sex hormones

A Viveiros, J Rasmuson, J Vu… - American Journal …, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
Biological sex is increasingly recognized as a critical determinant of health and disease,
particularly relevant to the topical COVID-19 pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 …

Sex and gender in cardiovascular medicine: presentation and outcomes of acute coronary syndrome

A Haider, S Bengs, J Luu, E Osto… - European heart …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Although health disparities in women presenting with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) have
received growing attention in recent years, clinical outcomes from ACS are still worse for …

Women, lipids, and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: a call to action from the European Atherosclerosis Society

JE Roeters van Lennep, LS Tokgözoğlu… - European heart …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in women and men globally, with most
due to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Despite progress during the last 30 …

Sex differences in heart failure

A Lala, U Tayal, CE Hamo, Q Youmans… - Journal of cardiac …, 2022 - Elsevier
Heart failure (HF) continues to be a major contributor of morbidity and mortality for men and
women alike, yet how the predisposition for, course and management of HF differ between …

Sex differences in symptom presentation in acute coronary syndromes: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

REM van Oosterhout, AR de Boer… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Timely recognition of patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) is
important for successful treatment. Previous research has suggested that women with ACS …

Risk factors profile of young and older patients with myocardial infarction

M Sagris, AS Antonopoulos, P Theofilis… - Cardiovascular …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Myocardial infarction (MI) among young adults (< 45 years) represents a considerable
proportion of the total heart attack incidents. The underlying pathophysiologic …

Sex differences persist in time to presentation, revascularization, and mortality in myocardial infarction treated with percutaneous coronary intervention

J Stehli, C Martin, A Brennan, DT Dinh… - Journal of the …, 2019 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Timely revascularization with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) reduces
death following myocardial infarction. We evaluated if a sex gap in symptom‐to‐door (STD) …