Why sex differences in cardiovascular disease matter
Written by James Kingsland on February 24, 2021 Fact checked by Alexandra Sanfins, Ph.D.
Circulation looks at sex differences in heart disease. Maskot/Getty Images
The annual Go Red for Women issue of
Circulation explores some of the unique challenges that females with heart disease face.
One of the studies published in the special issue reveals that females are less likely to survive after a cardiac arrest in the community.
Research Goes Red, a new American Heart Association (AHA) campaign, aims to encourage more female patients to take part in clinical trials.
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DALLAS, Feb. 23, 2021 Women face many female-specific risks for heart disease and stroke, including pregnancy, physical and emotional stress, sleep patterns and many physiological factors, according to multiple studies highlighted in this year’s Go Red for Women® special issue of the
Journal of the American Heart Association, published online today.
“Although cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in men and women, women are less likely to be diagnosed and receive preventive care and aggressive treatment compared to men,” said
Journal of the American Heart Association Editor-in-Chief Barry London, M.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., the Potter Lambert Chair in Internal Medicine, director of the division of cardiovascular medicine, director of the Abboud Cardiovascular Research Center, professor of cardiovascular medicine and professor of molecular physiology and biophysics at the University of Iowa’s Carver College of Medicine in Iowa City, Iowa. “Identifyin
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DALLAS, Feb. 15, 2021 Understanding the sex differences in cardiovascular disease presentation and outcomes remains a major research priority demonstrated by the record number of submissions for this year s Go Red for Women® special issue of the American Heart Association s flagship journal
Circulation, published online today.
Circulation editors said more than 100 manuscripts were submitted this year, the most ever in the five years in which the current editorial board has published the special issue. Undeniably, cardiovascular disease remains the number one killer of women around the world, taking the lives of 1 in 3 women. Even one life lost is too many, because we know much of heart disease and stroke is preventable and treatable, said
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Kern County is asking residents to show their support for the on Go Red for Women campaign by participating in an online event for National Wear Red Day on Friday.
To participate, residents should wear red and post those photos online with either the #WearRedDay or #KernCountyGoesRed and tag @AHASouthernCA Facebook and Instagram and @AHACalifornia on Twitter.
“Nothing is as powerful as a community united for a common purpose,” Ken Keller, who is the 2021 Kern County Go Red for Women chair and Dignity Health Bakersfield Memorial Hospital CEO and president,
National Wear Red Day is an opportunity to support the American Heart Association’s mission to promote heart and brain health. Those dressing up in red will join others across the nation supporting the fight against cardiovascular disease.