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Biology of Women’s Heart Health

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Editors:
  1. Lorrie Kirshenbaum

    1. The Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, Winnipeg, Canada

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  2. Inna Rabinovich-Nikitin

    1. The Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, Winnipeg, Canada

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  • Discusses new perils on diagnosis, treatment, education and prevention of heart disease in women
  • Offers data to understand of why women are more at risk than men for developing cardiovascular disease
  • Provides updated research and clinical findings on cardiovascular disease and treatment in women

Part of the book series: Advances in Biochemistry in Health and Disease (ABHD, volume 26)

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Table of contents (26 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. The Emerging Need for Research on Women’s Heart Health

    • Huong Nguyen, Lorrie A. Kirshenbaum, Inna Rabinovich-Nikitin
    Pages 1-8

  3. Risk Factors for Ischemic Stroke in Women

    • Amy Y. X. Yu, Tracy E. Madsen, Moira K. Kapral
    Pages 9-20

  4. The Effects of Sex Steroid Hormones on Cardiovascular Physiology in Females

    • Nicole L. Tegg, Caitlynd Myburgh, Colleen M. Norris
    Pages 21-33

  5. Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD): An Overview of the Condition, Diagnostic Work Up and Management

    • Jenny Y. Namkoong, Tracey J. F. Colella, Carolina Gonzaga Carvalho, Mina Madan, Shuangbo Liu
    Pages 35-54

  6. Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy

    • Samantha S. L. Liauw, Shuangbo Liu, Alexandra Bastiany
    Pages 55-74

  7. Preeclampsia: Early and Long-Term Clinical Considerations

    • Sarah Gibbs, Rachelle Govia, Jessica Cudmore, Laura Chisick, Robin Ducas
    Pages 75-89

  8. Myocardial Infarction with Non-obstructive Coronary Artery Disease: An Overview of Definition, Classification, Diagnostic Workup and Management

    • Laura Albak, Arjun K. Gupta, Mahwash Saeed, Shuangbo Liu
    Pages 91-105

  9. Blood Pressure: Changes Over a Woman’s Life, the Effect of Estrogen, and Special Considerations in Women

    • Daniel Esau, Beth L. Abramson
    Pages 107-129

  10. Gestational Diabetes as a Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease

    • Jamie L. Benham, Jennifer M. Yamamoto
    Pages 131-143

  11. Menopause and the Bridge to Cardiovascular Disease

    • Sarah Rouhana, W. Glen Pyle
    Pages 145-164

  12. Vascular Dysfunction in Women

    • Danah S. Al-Hattab, Michael P. Czubryt
    Pages 165-175

  13. Cardiometabolic Function in Women

    • Jovana Joksimovic Jovic, Jovana Novakovic, Nevena Jeremic, Jovana Bradic
    Pages 177-203

  14. Molecular Basis of the Circadian Mechanism in Women

    • Molly Crandall, Inna Rabinovich-Nikitin, Lorrie A. Kirshenbaum
    Pages 205-217

  15. Cardio-Rheumatology and Women’s Hearts

    • Shadi Akhtari, Paula Harvey
    Pages 219-231

  16. Cardiovascular Adverse Effects of Breast Cancer Chemotherapy

    • Haojun Huang, Liam R. Brunham
    Pages 233-243

  17. Sex-Dependent Differences in the Diagnosis, Treatment and Causes of Heart Failure

    • Jessica A. M. McBride, Jeffrey T. Wigle
    Pages 245-262

  18. Sex-Dependent Cardiac Fibrosis After Myocardial Infarction: A Function of Differential Periostin Signaling?

    • Besher M. Abual’anaz, Sunil G. Rattan, Ian M. C. Dixon
    Pages 263-277

  19. A Narrative Review of the Vascular Consequences of Estrogen Deficiency: A Focus on Female Athletes with Functional Hypothalamic Amenorrhea

    • Emma O’Donnell, Paula J. Harvey
    Pages 279-292

  20. Depression and Anxiety in Women with Coronary Artery Disease: Prevalence and Links to Adverse Cardiac Outcomes

    • Karen Bouchard, Alexandra Chiarelli, Michael Dans, Heather Tulloch
    Pages 293-312
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About this book

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in women and men worldwide and represents a major financial burden to world health care systems. Importantly, CVD has eclipsed cancer as the leading cause of death for women globally. Through advancements in research and clinical testing, the symptoms and risk factors for CVD have been well established for men, but not for women. Consequently, there is an immediate need for new innovative research that will bridge this gap and allow for improved early diagnosis and treatment of CVD in women. This book will serve as a guide for health care providers to better understand the physiological, biochemical, and genetic differences in heart disease in women with the goal of providing improved education, awareness and treatment of cardiovascular disease in women. The book will cover topics such as: sex dependent clinical outcomes of cardiovascular disease, cardiac protection by estrogen, cardiac health during menopause, cardiac rehabilitation programs, fitness and exercise, cardio-oncology, shift work and the CVD risk, and pregnancy related CVD.

Editors and Affiliations

  • The Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, Winnipeg, Canada

    Lorrie Kirshenbaum, Inna Rabinovich-Nikitin

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