recognize these as symptoms of a heart attack, thinking they are caused by less dangerous conditions, such asacid reflux, the normal aches and pains of aging or the flu. But heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women – and men – in the U.S., so they must take these symptoms ...
Since 1984, each year, more women than men die of ischemic heart disease (IHD) and heart failure (HF), yet more men are diagnosed. Because biomarker assessment is often the first diagnostic employed in such patients, understanding biomarker differences in men vs. women may improve female morbid...
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Sex-stratified descriptive statistics of each gender measure are presented in Table1and Fig.1. All gender measures showed significant sex differences (p < 0.05), with women scoring higher on feminine-related identity, traits, and sociocultural norm score, and men scoring higher on masculinity....
Despite significant progress in medical research and public health efforts, gaps in knowledge of women’s heart health remain across epidemiology, presentation, management, outcomes, education, research, and publications. Historically, heart disease was viewed primarily as a condition in men and male in...
Cardiovascular imaging for assessing cardiovascular risk in asymptomatic men versus women: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) Circ Cardiovasc Imaging, 4 (2010), pp. 8-15 Google Scholar 7 A. Simon, J.L. Megnien, G. Chironi The value of carotid intima-media thickness for predicti...
(Supplementary Fig.S1). Compared to men, women had slightly more sleep health problems based on the self-report (but no sex difference in the actigraphy/self-report sleep health composite). Men were more likely to have heart disease compared to women. However, sex did not moderate the ...
Further, fatal heart disease as coded in SEER may be caused by the primary cancer itself; for example, a tumor may be pressing on the heart which leads to a heart attack. The cancer treatment may also be a cause of the heart issue that led to the patients’ demise; for example, ...
The main drawback of a mechanical valve is the tendency for blood clots to form on its metal surfaces, which can lead to serious complications including heart attack or stroke. Patients with a mechanical valve require lifelong blood-thinning medication, routine laboratory tests, and lifestyle ...
to 6 months in 6-min walk distance (6MWD), quality of life (QoL) assessed using the Minnesota Living With Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLWHQ), New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class, and N-terminal pro–B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) were conducted in men versus women...