Cardiovascular
Coronary Heart Disease in Women I
May 2003
Clinical Focus*
- Are there accurate noninvasive approaches to evaluating suspected coronary disease in women?
- Are there effective treatments for women with coronary heart disease?
- What are the risk factors for coronary heart disease in women and does modifying these risk factors result in reduced risk for coronary heart disease events?
- Are accurate tests, effective treatments, or risk factor modifications underutilized in women (or among women of various races/ethnicities) compared to men?
- What is the prognostic value of biochemical markers for diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction or unstable angina in women?
*Addressed in the summary or evidence report.
Results of Systematic Review of Research on Diagnosis and Treatment of Coronary Heart Disease in Women
Summary (Publication No. 03-E034, May 2003)
Evidence Report (Publication No. 03-E035, May 2003)
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EPC: UCSF-Stanford
Topic Nominator: National Institutes of Health Office of Research on Women's Health
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