Coronary Disease in Women

by Shaw, Leslee J.; Redberg, Rita F.

• ISBN13: 9780896039582
• ISBN10: 0896039587
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-11-01
• Publisher: Humana Pr Inc

Summary

An authoritative guide to clinical management of women with known or suspected coronary artery disease. Using an evidence-based approach, the authors apply the latest epidemiological findings and diagnostic tools to the evaluation of stable chest pain and acute ischemic syndromes in women, and detail the therapeutic effectiveness of various treatments in women, such as coronary revascularization, electrophysiology, exercise training and cardiac rehabilitation, and menopausal hormone therapy. Additional chapters examine the effects of gender bias in diagnosis and treatment, the role of gynecologists as primary care physicians for women, health technology assessment in an era of managed care, and the problems of analyzing cost-effectiveness in the diagnosis and treatment of coronary artery disease in women.

Table of Contents

Preface	v
Contributors	xi
Part I. Introduction
The Institute of Medicine Report, Women's Cardiovascular Health, and Evidence-Based Medicine	3	(6)
Nanette K. Wenger
Evidence-Based Medicine in the Assessment of Women at Risk for Cardiovascular Disease	9	(10)
Leslee J. Shaw
Part II. Screening and Diagnosis of Coronary Disease in Women
Cardiovascular Epidemiology in Women
Population-Based Sex Differences in Disease Incidence and Prevalence	19	(10)
Brandi J. Witt
Veronique L. Roger
Risk Detection and Primary Prevention in Women	29	(18)
Lori Mosca
Leslee J. Shaw
Early Detection of Coronay Artery Disease in Women: Role of Coronary Artery Calcium Scanning With EBT	47	(18)
John A. Rumberger
Heart Failure in Women: Epidemiology, Gender Differences in Pathophysiology, and Implications for Therapy	65	(28)
Daniel P. Morin
Marvin A. Konstam
Michael E. Mendelsohn
James E. Udelson
Diastolic Dysfunction in Women	93	(10)
Mary Norine Walsh
Mariell Jessup
Functional Capacity and Activities of Daily Living in Women	103	(16)
Claire E. Pothier Snader
Michael S. Lauer
Special Considerations for Minority Women	119	(10)
Jennifer H. Mieres
Elizabeth Ofili
Varying Symptom Presentation in Women
Clinical Risk Assessment in Women: Chest Discomfort. Report from the WISE Study	129	(14)
B. Delia Johnson
Sheryl F. Kelsey
C. Noel Bairey Merz
Quality-of-Life Issues for Women With Coronary Disease	143	(18)
John Spertus
Darcy Green Conaway
Choosing the Best Diagnostic Test for Women
Should All Women With Suspected Coronary Disease Undergo Stress Cardiac Imaging?	161	(12)
Anthony P. Morise
State-of-the-Art Diagnostic Testing in Women: A Research Update	173	(24)
Leslee J. Shaw
B. Delia Johnson
Sharon Mulvagh
Jennifer H. Mieres
Rita F. Redberg
C. Noel Bairey Merz
Part III. Management of Coronary Disease in Women
Evaluation of Stable Chest Pain Syndromes in Women
Treatment Strategies for Women With Stable Angina	197	(18)
Paul R. Casperson
Leslee J. Shaw
Robert A. O'Rourke
Improving the Diagnosis and Management of Women With Coronary Disease in Primary Care Settings	215	(12)
Kimberly J. Rask
Evaluation of Acute Ischemic Syndromes in Women
Evaluation of Acute Chest Pain in Women	227	(16)
Andra L. Blomkalns
W. Brian Gibler
L. Kristin Newby
Acute Ischemic Syndromes: Differences in Presentation and Treatment in Women	243	(26)
Jane A. Leopold
Alice K. Jacobs
Variations in Therapeutic Effectiveness in Women
Effectiveness of Coronary Revascularization: Gender and Racial Differences	269	(16)
Christi Deaton
Cherie L. Kunik
Eric Peterson
Electrophysiology: Treatment Considerations in Women	285	(12)
Michael S. Bailey
Anne B. Curtis
Exercise Training and Cardiac Rehabilitation for Women	297	(24)
Elisa Yuen Man Chiu
Maria Vivina T. Regis
Erika Sivarajan Froelicher
Menopausal Hormone Therapy: Is There Evidence for Cardiac Protection?	321	(30)
Nanette K. Wenger
Part IV. Economics and Policy Issues in Health Care Related to Women
Gender Bias: Is It Real and How Does It Affect Diagnosis, Management, and Outcome?	351	(20)
Thomas H. Marwick
Jonathan Chan
The Role of Women's Health Centers in Improving Access and Process of Care	371	(16)
Susan Kendig
D. Douglas Miller
Obsterician/Gynecologists, Primary Care, and Cardiovascular Disease	387	(14)
William W. Hurd
Sheela Barhan
Robert E. Rogers
Health Technology Assessment in the Era of Managed Care: Issues in Women's Health Care	401	(12)
Laura Sampietro-Colom
Shawna Jackson
Erin Williams
Frank J. Papatheofanis
Issues in the Analysis of Cost-Effectiveness in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease in Women	413	(10)
Adam Atherly
Steven D. Culler
Index	423