Dr. Jack Coulehan writes this about the patient story: “Patients understand their illnesses in a narrative way whether their physicians realize it or not. If this is so, and if physicians ign…

Ischemic heart disease (IHD) is the leading cause of mortality in women. While traditional cardiovascular risk factors play an important role in the development of IHD in women, women may experience s...

The serial imaging substudy shows that intensive therapy might change plaque morphology positively, researchers say.

Abstract. The diagnosis of refractory angina has conventionally been limited to patients with angina and ischaemia secondary to obstructive atherosclerotic

Despite significant progress in cardiovascular pharmacotherapy and interventional strategies, cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among females in the UK ...

These nine @CWHHA teaching modules offer a one-stop Master Class package to any academic tasked with teaching future doctors and nurses about women and heart disease.

Three books, three authors, one big question: What is it about female heart patients that makes so many male doctors treat them differently than male patients?

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Patients with angina and non-obstructive coronary arteries (ANOCA) or myocardial ischaemia with non-obstructive coronary arteries (INOCA) comprise a relatively large subgroup within those with ischaem...

Comparison of diagnostic performance in detecting obstructive coronary artery disease in patients with myocardial infarction: the biomarker-based index demonstrates outstanding discrimination compare...

Canadian guidelines summarize the latest evidence on the epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic evaluation and management of MINOCA.

Overall, the meta-analysis identified a reduction in ischemia—but not in hard outcomes—with early treatment.

Background: Myocardial infarction with no obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) and ischemia with n

Invasive Testing Safely Diagnoses Microvascular Dysfunction in ANOCA sciprian@crf.org Mon, 02/24/2025 - 16:18 Michael O'Riordan Finding the cause of angina in patients without obstructed coronaries can reassure patients and lead to tailored…

Invasive Testing Safely Diagnoses Microvascular Dysfunction in ANOCA sciprian@crf.org Mon, 02/24/2025 - 16:18 Michael O'Riordan Finding the cause of angina in patients without obstructed coronaries can reassure patients and lead to tailored…

Although measurement of troponin is widely used for diagnosing acute myocardial infarction (AMI), its diagnostic potential may be increased by a more complete characterization of its molecular appeara...

The kind of heart attack I had still has a male name: the “widowmaker” heart attack. Here’s why giving it a male face is so dangerous to women heart patients.

This article reviews our current understanding of coronary spasm, its pathophysiology, diagnosis, management and prognosis.

Maternal mortality rates in the US have been increasing steadily over the past decade, with rates significantly increased versus the rest of the developed world, despite the vast healthcare infrastruc...