Management of Cardiovascular Disease in Women

This practical resource details treatment and management options for heart disease in women that can be directly applied to issues that arise in everyday practice. It features an easy to read format with chapters dedicated to specific clinical questions.

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in women in the US, with more women dying from heart disease than men. Women may have different presentation from men and often need a different approach to diagnosis and treatment. There are also unique topics of management of heart disease in women, including issues during pregnancy, lactation, and menopause. Many different health care providers, as well as cardiologists are involved in treating these patients. A manual reviewing diagnosis and treatment of cardiac disease in women would help providers without specific cardiology training to deliver care with greater efficiency. A practical and comprehensive guide geared towards these providers would be a highly practical and valuable resource that would be utilized in everyday practice in offices that include urban clinics, general medicine offices, obstetrics and gynecology offices, as well as in the surgical subspecialties. This book will be a highly practical resource that can be directly applied to the issues that arise in everyday practice. There is no available book on the market that focuses on a broader approach to cardiac disease in women or focuses on non-cardiology providers (and their trainees) who have the need to know more about treatment of cardiovascular disease in women.

Reveals gender differences in cardiology Details specific treatment and management options for heart disease in women Easy to read format with chapters dedicated to specific clinical questions?

Autorentext

Dr. Mieszczanska is associate professor of Medicine/Cardiology at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in Rochester, New York where she directs the Women's Heart Program.

Dr. Velarde is associate professor of Medicine/Cardiology at the University of Florida and directs the Cardiovascular Women's Heart Program.

Klappentext

This book summarizes the great progress in the treatment of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Due to improved therapies, preventive strategies and increased public awareness, CVD mortality has been on the decline for both genders. Unfortunately, the decline has been less prominent for women, and CVD remains the leading cause of mortality for women in the United States and is responsible for a third of all deaths of women worldwide.

Management of Cardiovascular Disease in Women provides a comprehensive overview of differences in cardiac problems in women including the challenges and limitations of the available literature. Unique aspects to women's heart health such as pregnancy, the impact of emotional stress and other psychosocial issues are discussed by leading experts in the field. They therefore provide important insight to cardiovascular care in women, making this book an essential resource for a wide range of practitioners including cardiologists, primary care providers, internists, and reproductive healthcare professionals.

Inhalt

Section I - Epidemiology, Classification, Guidelines.- Cardiovascular Disease in Women: Epidemiology of cardiovascular disease in women - sex differences in disease incidence and prevalence. Population representation, diversity, disparities.- Classification of Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Women.- Section II- Diagnosis, Evaluation and Treatment of Specific Conditions in Women.- Gender Differences in Clinical Manifestation and Pathophysiology of Ischemic Heart Disease- A Gender Paradox.- Noninvasive Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease in Women.- Management of Stable Ischemic Heart Disease in Women.- Invasive Therapy for Women Presenting with Acute Coronary Syndromes.- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft, Valvular, and Advanced Heart Failure Surgeries in Women.- Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension in Women.- Valvular Heart Disease in Women.- Arrhythmias in Women: A Practical Approach.-Women with Adult Congenital Heart Disease.- Hypertension in Women.- Impact of Diabetes Mellitus and Metabolic Syndrome on the Female Heart.- Section III Pregnancy and Heart Disease.- Heart Disease in Pregnancy.- Section IV Special Consideration.- Antithrombotic Issues In Women.- Effects of Hormones and Hormone Therapy on Cardiovascular Health in Women Gender Considerations in Peripheral Vascular Disease in Women.- A Holistic Integrative Medicine Approach to Cardiovascular Disease.- The Impact of Stress, Depression, and other Psychosocial Factors on.- Women's Cardiovascular Health.- Pharmacotherapy Considerations in Cardiovascular Disease in Women: Therapeutic Implications for Cardiovascular Disease.