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Transforming Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Women: Time for the Pygmalion Construct to End

Author(s) -

Nanette K. Wenger

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

cardiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1421-9751

pISSN - 0008-6312

DOI - 10.1159/000370018

Subject(s) - disease , medicine , atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease , construct (python library) , cardiovascular health , framingham risk score , intensive care medicine , computer science , programming language

The transformation of cardiovascular disease prevention for women must address that a number of nontraditional atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk factors are unique to or predominant in women. As well, many traditional atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk factors impart differential risks for women and for men. Gender-specific risk assessment and management have the potential to improve atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease outcomes in women.

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