Chieffo A
ORCID: 0000-0002-3505-9112
· 3 papers in corpus
Conventional risk factors do not completely explain the burden of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in women. Obesity and chronic low-grade inflammation are recognized as important contributors to atherosclerotic risk. This vie…
Women undergo important changes in sex hormones throughout their lifetime that can impact cardiovascular disease risk. Whereas the traditional cardiovascular risk factors dominate in older age, there are several female-specific risk factors…