Stroke in women: Where are we in 2015?

Sex differences in coronary heart disease risk factors: rename it ischaemic heart disease!

“…The current registry results included patients only with “objectively confirmed” CHD, yet women are more likely to be under-diagnosed with current male-pattern diagnostic criteria 3 . New classifications that incorporates IHD phenotypes more common to women is warranted to address this gap, including stroke as a major contributor to CVD mortality in women worldwide 4 .…”