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Women with ACS are older than men with a higher clustering of traditional RF 25–30% all ACS <65 years occur in women Smoking women <55 years have a 2× higher…

  Women relative to men Oral contraceptives HRT Pregnancy CYP1A2 CYP2A6   CYP2B6   ? CYP2C9 =   CYP2C19 a   CYP2D6 =   CYP2E1    ? CYP3A4    Pgp     NAT2…

Smoking No exposure to tobacco in any form Diet Low in saturated fat with a focus on wholegrain products, vegetables, fruit and fish Physical activity At least 150 min/week moderate…

Fig. 2.1 Female pattern of IHD Fig. 2.2 Percentage ‘normal’ CAG’s in patients with stable angina (ref 13) Non-obstructive Coronary Artery Disease (NOCAD) In patients with non-obstructive CAD at coronary…

As soon as the baby is delivered, and the patient is hemodynamically stable, standard therapy for HF can be applied. Due to high metabolic demand and fluid intake during nursing…

Fig. 10.1 Sex differences in electrocardiography Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardias in Women Atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardias (AVNRT) occur significantly more often in women than in men, presumably related to hormonal effects…

Fig. 5.1 Estrogen and the heart. In healthy premenopausal women estrogen may promote vasodilatation, reduces smooth muscle cell proliferation and prevents cardiac hypertrophy. Adapted from Menazza S et al. Circ…

Fig. 11.1 Secondary prevention target achievements among women and men hospitalized for a coronary event in 24 European countries. Data from the EUROASPIRE IV survey, adjusted for age, educational level,…

Fig. 13.1 Number of people with either depression (a) or anxiety (b) per 1000 persons. Data obtained via CBS Statline (2011), representing Dutch physician registries in 2011 [5] Both depression…

Fig. 7.1 CVD and breast cancer deaths in women. Source: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [1999–2013] Fig. 7.2 Patient surveillance in treatment for breast cancer In this paper…