The Case for Sex- and Gender-Specific Medicine C. Noel Bairey Merz, MD; Vera Regitz-Zagrosek, MD There are numerous differences in cardiovascular disease (CVD) between men and women. Women have a higher prevalence of coronary microvascular dysfunction, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, Tako-Tsubo syndrome (also known as stress-induced cardiomyopathy), and post–myocardial infarction depression than men. Women also have a […]
cardiac, Cardiac Disease, Cardiology, Cardiovascular disease, CVD, Depression, Gender-Specific
Significant Sex Differences Seen in SCD among Athletes Among 820 athletes, ages 10-75 years, who presented with Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) during competitive or recreational sport activities, only 5.2% occurred in women. The level of activity at the time of SCD was moderate to vigorous for 81.4% of events, affecting women most often during jogging, […]
cardiac, Cardiology, fitness, sports
Characteristics and Outcome of Sudden Cardiac Arrest during Sports in Women Eloi Marijon, Wulfran Bougouin, David S. Celermajer, Marie-Cécile Périer, Florence Dumas, Nordine Benameur, Nicole Karam6, Lionel Lamhaut7, Muriel Tafflet7, Hazrije Mustafic4, Natalia Machado de Deus8, Jean-Yves Le Heuzey9, Michel Desnos9, Paul Avillach10, Christian Spaulding6, Alain Cariou4, Christof Prugger3, Jean-Philippe Empana3 and Xavier Jouven1 Abstract […]
cardiac, Cardiology, fitness, sports
Amiodarone and the risk of cancer: a nationwide population-based study Vincent Yi-Fong Su, Yu-Wen Hu, Kun-Ta Chou, Shuo-Ming Ou, Yu-Chin Lee, Elizabeth Ya-Hsuan Lin, Tzeng-Ji Chen, Cheng-Hwai Tzeng, Chia-Jen Liu. Published online: 8 APR 2013 Abstract Background In postmarketing surveillance, the US Food and Drug Administration has reported the development of lung masses, […]
Cancer, cardiac, Cardiology, Oncology
