Disparities in Heart Failure and other Cardiovascular Diseases among Women
| Autor: | Seongkum Heo, Leanne L. Lefler, Christina M. Pettey, Jean C. McSweeney |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Male Gerontology medicine.medical_specialty MEDLINE Comorbidity Article Social support Risk Factors medicine Humans Myocardial infarction Healthcare Disparities Sex Distribution Socioeconomic status Heart Failure business.industry General Medicine medicine.disease Research findings United States Hospitalization Clinical trial Cardiovascular Diseases Heart failure Physical therapy Women's Health Female business |
| Zdroj: | Women's Health. 8:473-485 |
| ISSN: | 1745-5065 |
| DOI: | 10.2217/whe.12.22 |
| Popis: | This article reviews literature pertinent to cardiovascular disparities in women, focusing primarily on heart failure (HF). It provides an in-depth look at causes, biological influences, self-management and lack of adherence to HF-treatment guidelines in women. Disparities in treatment of causative factors of HF, such as myocardial infarction and hypertension, contribute to women having poorer HF outcomes than men. This article discusses major contributing reasons for nonadherence to medication regimes for HF in women, including advanced age at time of diagnosis, likelihood of multiple comorbidities, lack of social support and low socioeconomic status. Limited inclusion of women in clinical trials and the scarcity of gender analyses for HF and other cardiovascular diseases continues to limit the applicability of research findings to women. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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