Disparities Identified in Post Heart Attack Treatment Between Women and Men A new report, The Health of America Report, just released in September by Blue Cross/Blue Shield discusses shocking sex differences in cardiac care after MI. The press release states that “women receive fewer aggressive treatments after a heart attack than men, a pattern that emerges […]
Cardiology, disparities, heart, heart attack, heart disease
Need for a Sex Specific Formula for Stress Testing HealthDay News — The formula doctors use to evaluate treadmill stress tests, and thereby assess heart health, doesn’t account for important differences between men and women, based on preliminary findings presented at the American College of Cardiology annual meeting on March 30, 2014. Doctors now use […]
Cardiology, exercise, heart, physiology
The Society for Women’s Health Research Applauds New Guidelines on Preventing Stroke in Women Nation’s Leader in Women’s Health Encourages Greater Focus on the Different Risk Factors for Each Gender Washington, D.C. – The Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR) is the leading voice on research into the biological differences between women and men. SWHR […]
AHA, Cardiology, CVD, heart, stroke, SWHR
10 Q Report: Advancing Women’s Heart Health through Improved Research, Diagnosis and Treatment Conducting appropriate sex differences research and analysis of cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been limited by insufficient recruitment of women. Improved participation of women would improve the clinical understanding of sex differences and result in more appropriate prevention and early detection, accurate diagnosis […]
Cardiology, CVD, heart, SWHR
