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CLINICAL CASE PRESENTATION Print Section Listen A 53-year-old woman with a history of hypertension (HTN), diabetes mellitus Type 2 (Type 2 DM), and tobacco abuse presents to urgent care for…

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of death in women.1 Identification of risk factors is the first step toward the prevention of CVD. The 2011…

BRADYARRHYTHMIAS Print Section Listen Bradyarrhythmias occur when the heart rate is <60 beats per minute (bpm); can be physiologic, such as in young individuals and in well-trained athletes, or pathologic…

NATURAL HISTORY Print Section Listen According to the American Heart Association, more than 42 million women are affected with some form of cardiovascular disease that is responsible for 2,935,000 hospitalizations…

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Although death rates from cardiovascular disease (CVD) have declined in recent years, CVD continues to be the leading cause of death for women in the United…

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the United States (Figure 1-1).1 The burden of CVD is shared by men and women alike…

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Age, gender, hypertension, tobacco use, hypercholesterolemia, and diabetes have long been recognized as risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in women.1,2 These factors often act together…