This book reviews all aspects of the diagnosis and management of heart disease in women, covering areas such as gender differences in metabolic syndrome, hypertension and atherogenesis. Gender differences in cardiovascular diseases are widespread, but while gender medicine takes into account the effects of sex and gender on the health of women and men, traditionally, women have been underrepresented in cardiovascular clinical trials, in management of different cardiac diseases and drug use.

Gender Differences in the Pathogenesis and Management of Heart Disease deals with the gender-specific differences in cardiac physiology and diseases and brings into perspective the critical significance of gender in management of cardiovascular disease presentations and management. As such it is of enormous use to all clinical staff who manage women with cardiovascular disease.

Gender Differences in the Pathogenesis and Management of Heart Disease

Foreword
Preface
Atherosclerosis and gender-related differences
Gender Differences in Metabolic Syndrome
Hypertension in women
Sex-Based Differences in Risk Determinants and Management of Heart Failure
Gender Differences in Cardiomyopathies
Cardiovascular Risks of Impaired Fertility and Assisted Reproductive Therapy
Gender differences in the gut microbiome and how these affect cardiovascular diseases
Angina and Ischemia in Women with No Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease
Microvascular angina as a cause of ischemia-an update
Gender and Racial/Ethnic Differences in CVD Risk: Behavioral and Psychosocial Risk and Resilience
Sex-Specific Differences in Acute Myocardial Infarction
The prevention, diagnosis and treatment of ischemic heart disease in women
Gender Differences in Outcome after Coronary Revascularization
Sex Differences in Cardiac Arrhythmias
Gender differences in atrial fibrillation incidence, mechanistic basis of the differences and treatment options
Gender differences in cardiovascular drugs
Cardiovascular Side Effects of Breast Cancer Therapy
Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases in Women and Reduction Strategies in India
Regional diff in HD in women