Erschienen in:
01.02.2011 | Review Article
Sex differences in the diagnostic evaluation of coronary artery disease
verfasst von:
Patricia K. Nguyen, MD, Divya Nag, Joseph C. Wu, MD, PhD
Erschienen in:
Journal of Nuclear Cardiology
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Ausgabe 1/2011
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Excerpt
Although sex differences in coronary heart disease (CHD) have long been recognized, many of the recommendations for the management of female patients continue to be identical to male patients. Given the paucity of sex-specific data in basic science and clinical studies, however, defining unique diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for women remains problematic for scientists and clinicians. For instance, women represent only 38% of subjects in previously NIH-funded cardiovascular studies.
1 Previous studies and clinical trials have also included inadequate numbers of women. Finally, only 25% of previous cardiovascular clinical trials have reported sex-specific results.
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