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Cardiovascular Risk in Women: Sex-Specific Factors

…reduced longitudinal strain and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction are more frequent in women. Diabetes confers greater cardiovascular risk in women than in men…

Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection

…wall with multiple lumens or radiolucent channels The classic appearance and usually readily recognized Type 2 Long, smooth, diffuse luminal narrowing, typically extending more than…

STEMI: Primary PCI and System-of-Care Time Targets

…recommended for all patients with a working diagnosis of STEMI. More than 12 hours after onset: primary PCI remains indicated when there are ongoing ischaemic…

Complications of Coronary Angiography and Vascular Access Management

…more frequent during PCI than during purely diagnostic angiography. Elective PCI has reported mortality of 0.1–0.3%, large myocardial infarction in fewer than…

Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)

…typical HFpEF patient differs markedly from that of HFrEF. Patients are predominantly older (frequently 65 years of age) and there is a strong female predominance…

Early repolarization on ECG: when guidelines confuse ECG criteria

…they display an ECG with male/female pattern. The ECG from the article follows. As evident, the figure legend states that the ECGs show two…

Left Bundle Branch Block: ECG criteria and clinical implications

…complication of myocardial infarction (MI) [5]. It is more frequently associated with anterior infarction than with inferoposterior infarction [4]. Myocardial Necrosis : The occurrence of LBBB …

Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: Diagnosis and Treatment

…diastolic reserve becomes evident, with a rise in left atrial and pulmonary pressures that contributes to exertional breathlessness and reduced exercise capacity. Multiorgan and comorbidity…

Myocardial Infarction with Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries: Causes, Work-up and Management

…those of STEMI associated with obstructive atherosclerotic disease. Patients with MINOCA tend to be younger and more often female than patients with atherosclerotic mediated myocardial…

🟠 CHADS-VA Bleeding Risk Score

…of female sex as an independent risk factor for stroke in AF patients. Evidence suggests that the increased stroke risk in women is more closely…

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