... that dyslipidemia was associated with adult height in Korean men without CVD. Objectives: This study explored the potential -relationship between height and dyslipidemia in premenopausal women. Methods: This study used data from the 2007–2016 Korea National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (KNHANES). We...

...Lourdes Vicent; Ana Ayesta; Alberto Esteban-Fernández; Manuel Gómez-Bueno; Javier De-Juan; Pablo Díez-Villanueva; Ángel Manuel Iniesta; Antonio Rojas-González; Ramón Bover-Freire; Diego Iglesias; Marcos García-Aguado; Jesús A. Perea-Egido; Manuel Martínez-Sellés Background: Women...

... and management study screening program: validation cohort and final results. Arch Intern Med 2000;160:1425-1430. 4. Lederle FA, Johnson GR, Wilson SE; Aneurysm Detection and Management Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study: Abdominal aortic aneurysm in women. J Vasc Surg 2001;34:122-126. 5. Lee ES, Pickett...

...Andrew Van Tosh; Phyllis G. Supino; Kenneth J. Nichols; Dahlia Garza; Steven F. Horowitz; Nathaniel Reichek Objectives: Myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) with positron emission tomography (PET) has advantages over single-photon emission computerized tomography, particularly for women...

...Richard C. Becker Coronary thrombolysis is a mainstay in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction occurring in men and women. Despite a higher in-hospital mortality that cannot be explained completely by age and comorbid illnesses, women clearly benefit. The relatively high rate of hemorrhagic...

...Laurie E. Knepper; Michael J. Giuliani Cerebrovascular disease is one of the leading causes of death in women in the United States. Pregnancy and hormonal therapy have been associated with an increased risk of stroke in young women. Other conditions, more common in women, such as migraine headaches...

...Paul R. Pagley; Robert J. Goldberg Coronary artery disease (CAD) remains a disease of major public health importance among women. In light of this fact, attention has focused recently on the differential expression of the disease in women as compared to men. This review will attempt to describe...

...Marie Gerhard; Patricia Baum; Khether E. Raby Lower extremity atherosclerosis results in significant morbidity in women, particularly in women following the menopause. Up to 25% of women aged 55 to 74 years are affected by this disease. When noninvasive testing is used to determine the prevalence...

...Maria A. Mendelson; Robert C. Hendel The leading cause of death in the United States is cardiovascular disease, regardless of gender. Women will more often have angina preceding their first myocardial infarct, but have more unrecognized infarctions than men. Women will be older, have more...

...Elaine N. Meilahn; Richard C. Becker; Jeanne M. Corrao Despite the fact that coronary heart (CHD) disease is the leading cause of death among postmenopausal women, research on primary prevention of CHD in women has been relatively sparse. Prevalence of CHD risk factors such as cigarette smoking...

...Carey D. Kimmelstiel; Marvin A. Konstam Observational and other studies suggest gender-related differences in the incidence and prognosis of heart failure. Women appear to live longer after the diagnosis of heart failure when compared with men. After myocardial infarction, women seem more likely...

... from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Women Cardiovascular disease Epidemiology Cardiology 1995:86:264 Richard C. Becker Thrombosis Research Center, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, Mass...

...Pamela Taylor; Richard C. Becker Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death in the United States accounting for over 600,000 deaths and 1 million hospital admissions each year. Although the overall prevalence of disease is lower in women than in men, one quarter of all deaths...

...Richard C. Becker; Jeanne M. Corrao Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a major health problem in both men and women. Each year over 250,000 women in the United States alone die as a result of CHD, many of them suddenly. Women sustaining an acute myocardial infarction have a poor in-hospital and long...

...Glenys A Hamilton This paper is a review of the literature on recovery from acute myocardial infarction in women. The topic has been subdivided into three areas for presentation: cardiac rehabilitation, return to work and sexual activity. The exploration of the literature revealed the paucity...

...Richard C. Becker Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. Although the incidence of AMI is higher in men than women, it is responsible for more than 250,000 annual deaths among women within the United States alone. Coronary thrombolysis...

...Steve Whitfield; Joseph S. Alpert Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) for coronary artery disease is currently as successful in women as it is in men. Acute and long-term results are similar for both sexes. Differences in the size of the coronary arteries may have accounted...

...Phillip M. Hall Hypertension is a common disorder which affects over 40 million individuals in the United States alone. Systemic (idiopathic) hypertension is particularly prevalent in elderly women who seem to tolerate this affliction better than their male counterparts. Women with hypertension...

...Richard C. Becker Surgical revascularization is an important therapeutic option for both men and women with symptomatic coronary heart disease (CHD). Although men have a higher incidence of CHD, a selection bias in currently utilized evaluation processes for persons with chest pain syndromes may...

...Melvin C W. Wong; Michael J. Giuliani; Clarke Haley Jr There are many special conditions which may predispose women to have a higher risk of stroke. These conditions include pregnancy and the puerperium, exogenous estrogen use, cerebral vasculitis, mitral valve prolapse and migraine. Recognition...