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Heart Centers for Women: Historical Perspective on Formation and Future Strategies to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease
- Source :
- Circulation. 138(11)
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Heart Centers for Women (HCW) developed as a response to the need for improved outcomes for women with cardiovascular disease (CVD). From 1984 until 2012, more women died of CVD every single year in comparison with men. Initially, there was limited awareness and sex-specific research regarding mortality or outcomes in women. HCW played an active role in addressing these disparities, provided focused care for women, and contributed to improvements in these gaps. In 2014 and 2015, death from CVD in women had declined below the level of death from CVD in comparison with men. Even though awareness of CVD in women has increased among the public and healthcare providers and both sex- and gender-specific research is currently required in all research trials, not all women have benefitted equally in mortality reduction. New strategies for HCW need to be developed to address these disparities and expand the current HCW model. The HCW care team needs to direct academic curricula on sex- and gender-specific research and care; expand to include other healthcare professionals and other subspecialties; provide new care models; address diversity; and include more male providers.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
education
Disease
030204 cardiovascular system & hematology
Ambulatory Care Facilities
Risk Assessment
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Risk Factors
Physiology (medical)
Medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Healthcare Disparities
Curriculum
Aged
Patient care team
Health professionals
business.industry
Delivery of Health Care, Integrated
Perspective (graphical)
Mortality reduction
Health Status Disparities
Middle Aged
Prognosis
Women's Health Services
Cardiovascular Diseases
Family medicine
Women's Health
Female
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
Healthcare providers
Diversity (business)
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15244539
- Volume :
- 138
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Circulation
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....342f64df2f25d9c7572396c1ed5270d9