Coronary heart disease and lipids in women

Abstract

Mini reviewIn women, 46% of deaths result from cardiovascular disease (CVD) and 50% of them refer to coronary heart disease.Women, more than men, have angina pectomy as the initial manifestation of the disease (65% vs. 35%, respectively). Men, on the other hand, have acute myocardial infarction (AMI) as an initial manifestation in a higher proportion than in women (29% vs. 43%, respectively). The varied initial manifestations of ischemic diseases result in different diagnostic approaches; thus, as women report milder symptoms, despite a more severe disease, they are less submitted to diagnostic procedures, even having a positive stress test and, when they are, they are already in a more advanced state of the disease. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]