Kunadian V

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…

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the most common cause of death in women. Early identification of CVD risk factors in women is often overlooked by physicians leading to delays in diagnosis and treatment of CVD with subsequent morbidity and m…

BACKGROUND: Inequalities in access to care for women, people of non-white ethnicity, who live in areas of social deprivation, and with multiple long-term conditions lead to inequity of outcomes. We investigated the intersectionality of thes…

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…