Women's Health Cardiovascular Diseases in Women

Overview

Cardiovascular disease in women encompasses the spectrum of disorders affecting the heart and blood vessels, including coronary artery disease, stroke, hypertension, and heart failure, considered through the lens of sex- and gender-specific biology, risk, and outcomes. Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death among women worldwide, yet it has historically been underrecognised and understudied in female populations, contributing to disparities in awareness, diagnosis, and treatment. Women may present with atypical or less specific symptoms, and certain conditions, such as spontaneous coronary artery dissection and microvascular disease, occur disproportionately in women. Risk is shaped by traditional factors, including hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidaemia, smoking, and physical inactivity, alongside female-specific influences such as pregnancy complications, menopause-related hormonal change, and autoimmune disease. Social determinants, chronic stress, exposure to intimate partner violence, and limited access to care can compound metabolic and cardiovascular risk in particular communities. Effective response depends on improving knowledge, attitudes, and practices in both the public and health systems, strengthening prevention through risk-factor control and smoking cessation, and ensuring equitable detection and management. Studying cardiovascular disease specifically in women supports more accurate epidemiology, sex-informed clinical guidelines, and targeted public-health interventions aimed at reducing a substantial and often preventable burden of illness and premature mortality.

Research published in this journal

6 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 6 articles above have been cited 20 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Nov 2026.

• Forms of support giving and receiving, and their associations with self-rated health and general self-efficacy among older adults in Switzerland
  2026 · Frontiers in Psychology
• Forms of support giving and receiving, and their associations with self-rated health and general self-efficacy among older adults in Switzerland
  2026 · Frontiers in Psychology
• Kompetenz, die entscheidet – Advanced Practice Physiotherapy (APP)
  2025 · physiopraxis
• Development and contextual analysis of a person-centered professional practice model in a home care service in French-speaking Switzerland
  2025 · Frontiers in Health Services
• Determinants of hypertension-related knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) among caregivers in Neno, rural Malawi: A cross-sectional study
  2025 · Heliyon
• Development and contextual analysis of a person-centered professional practice model in a home care service in French-speaking Switzerland
  2025 · Frontiers in Health Services
• Knowledge, Attitude, and Preventive Practices on Cardiovascular Diseases among the selected Community People of Gorkha
  Anita Gurung et al. · 2025 · Purbanchal University Health Journal
• Kompetenz, die entscheidet – Advanced Practice Physiotherapy (APP)
  2025 · physiopraxis

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