Thus, although women's individual risk might be significant, they are less likely to receive guideline-indicated imaging screening or lifestyle recommendations ( 12 ); (3) Heart-disease risk in women is influenced by female-specific factors, such as age at menopause and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, which are associated with accelerated atherosclerosis and impaired CV disease-free survival ( 13 ).
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Women's health: an imAging-based cardiovascular risK-rEdUction Program (WAKE UP) study. Rationale and design.
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