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Cardiologist: Awareness Still Lacking of Seriousness of Heart Disease in Women

SOURCE:  Newswise

DATE: February 1, 2013

EXCERPT: "Although heart disease remains the No. 1 killer nationally for women—responsible for one out of every three deaths—many of today’s women still underestimate the seriousness of the disease and their risks, says Liliana Cohen, MD, a board-certified cardiologist with The Robert Wood Johnson Medical Group."  more

SWHR Featured Study: A Half-Truth Is a Whole Lie: On the Necessity of Investigating Sex Influences on the Brain

SOURCE:  Society for Women's Health Research

DATE: November 1, 2012

EXCERPT: "Sex influences are proving to be extremely widespread on brain function, including the human brain. Ample evidence now proves that the sex of subjects can influence, ever reverse, findings, hence conclusions, at all levels of brain science, down to the molecular level, often in completely unanticipated ways. Thus the still-prominent assumption that sex influences may be safely ignored by neurobiologists is invalid and must be abandoned. The failure to properly consider the issue fills the literature with conclusions tenuous at best, false at worst. The continuing, widespread resistance to investigating sex influences among brain scientists, a resistance largely rooted in deeply entrenched biases against the topic, is becoming increasingly scientifically indefensible and strongly retards progress in our field."  more

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Cahill L. A half-truth is a whole lie: on the necessity of investigating sex influences on the brain. Endocrinology. 2012 Jun;153(6):2541-3. Review.

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Gender Gap In Mortality From Myocardial Infarction

SOURCE:  Medical News Today

DATE: October 18, 2012

EXCERPT: "Women are more likely to die from a myocardial infarction than men, according to research presented at the Acute Cardiac Care Congress 2012. The gender gap in mortality was independent of patient characteristics, revascularisation delays and revascularisation modalities. Women also had longer treatment delays, less aggressive treatment, more complications and longer hospital stays."  more

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Presented by [Guillaume Leurent ] at the Acute Cardiac Care Congress 2012 meeting, 20-22 Oct 2012, Istanbul,Turkey

In-Hospital Mortality For Acute Heart Failure Similar For Men And Women But Treatment Favors Men

SOURCE:  Medical News Today

DATE: August 28, 2012

EXCERPT:  "Women with acute heart failure have similar in-hospital mortality to men but are less treated in the real world, ...   " more

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Presented by [John T. Parissis ] at the ESC [European Society of Cardiology] Congress 2012  meeting  [link] 25-29 August 2012, Munich Germany

Global Gender Differences in Treatment of Heart Disease

SOURCE:  Medical News Today

DATE:   April 23, 2012

EXCERPT:  "Women with acute coronary syndrome - (ACS) receive inferior or less aggressive treatment compared to men, according to three large studies presented at the World Congress of Cardiology."  more

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3 new studies from India, China and Middle East expose the extent of the problem in new data presented at the World Congress of Cardiology

Presented at the World Congress of Cardiology meeting, 18-21 April 2012, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

 

Are Women Less Satisfied with Their Care Than Men?

SOURCE:  New York Times

DATE:  April 12, 2012

EXCERPT:  "Women were less satisfied with staff responsiveness, their discussions with nurses, communication about medications and discharge plans and the general conditions of the hospital. Among men and women who were older or felt sicker, these differences were even more pronounced."  more

RELATED PUBMED LINK:

Elliott MN, Lehrman WG, Beckett MK, Goldstein E, Hambarsoomian K, Giordano LA. Gender Differences in Patients' Perceptions of Inpatient Care. Health Serv Res. 2012 Feb 29. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2012.01389.x.

 

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Gender Gaps Discovered in Overall Use of Prescription Drugs, Adherence Patterns and Medical Management

SOURCE:  Newswise

DATE:  March 21, 2012

EXCERPT:  "Women use more prescription drugs than men; yet they are not prescribed proper amounts. In a new study presented at Women's Health 2012: The 20th Annual Congress by Medco Health Solutions, Inc. and the Society for Women's Health Research (SWHR) women are prescribed more drugs than men, have poorer adherence rates to using the drugs than men, and, perhaps most surprisingly, lag behind men in receiving the appropriate drugs for their documented diseases.

Historically, clinical trials have included predominantly men, but medications affect men and women differently. Because sex differences in prescription drug absorption, metabolism and dosage have not been properly researched, women may be left to suffer the consequences.

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This landmark study shows that gender-specific dosing is desperately needed in modern medicine. SWHR has long advocated for sex-specific dosing research and guidance on all drugs to prevent harmful reactions in women and to improve their overall health."   more

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Presented by Medco Health Solutions, Inc. and the Society for Women's Health Research (SWHR) at the Women's Health 2012: The 20th Annual Congress  meeting, 16-18 Mar 2012, Washington, D.C.

Female Heart Attack Patients Have A Higher In-Hospital Mortality Rate

SOURCE:  Medical News Today

DATE:  February 22, 2012

EXCERPT:  "A study in the February issue of JAMA, reports that female heart attack patients are more likely to go to hospital without chest pain and have a much higher rate of in-hospital death following a heart attack, compared to men of the same age group. The study, by John G. Canto, M.D., M.S.P.H., of the Watson Clinic and Lakeland Regional Medical Center, Lakeland, Fla., and colleagues, analyzed the links between; the gender of the patient, the symptoms of myocardial infarction (heart attack) they develop, and risk of death in hospital."  more

RELATED PUBMED LINK:

Canto JG, Rogers WJ, Goldberg RJ, Peterson ED, Wenger NK, Vaccarino V, Kiefe CI, Frederick PD, Sopko G, Zheng ZJ; NRMI Investigators. Association of age and sex with myocardial infarction symptom presentation and in-hospital mortality. JAMA. 2012 Feb 22;307(8):813-22.


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Higher Mortality for Women With MI and No Chest Pain

SOURCE:  MedPage Today

DATE:  February 21, 2012

EXCERPT:  "Women more often have no chest pain with a myocardial infarction (MI) and have a greater risk of dying in hospital than men do, analysis of a large clinical registry showed."  more

RELATED PUBMED LINK:

Canto JG, Rogers WJ, Goldberg RJ, Peterson ED, Wenger NK, Vaccarino V, Kiefe CI, Frederick PD, Sopko G, Zheng ZJ; NRMI Investigators. Association of age and sex with myocardial infarction symptom presentation and in-hospital mortality. JAMA. 2012 Feb 22;307(8):813-22.


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Women Suffer More ICD Complications

SOURCE:  MedPage Today

DATE:  February 9, 2012

EXCERPT:  "Women are at greater risk of complications and are less likely to receive appropriate shocks from their implantable cardioverter-defibrillators than men, researchers found."  more

RELATED PUBMED LINK:

Macfadden DR, Crystal E, Krahn AD, Mangat I, Healey JS, Dorian P, Birnie D, Simpson CS, Khaykin Y, Pinter A, Nanthakumar K, Calzavara AJ, Austin PC, Tu JV, Lee DS. Sex differences in implantable cardioverter-defibrillator outcomes: findings from a prospective defibrillator database. Ann Intern Med. 2012 Feb 7;156(3):195-203.


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