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The role of imaging in women with ischemic heart disease

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Substantial advances and insights in medical technology and treatment strategies, and the focus on sex‐specific research have contributed to a reduction in cardiovascular mortality in women. Despite these advances, ischemic… Click to show full abstract

Substantial advances and insights in medical technology and treatment strategies, and the focus on sex‐specific research have contributed to a reduction in cardiovascular mortality in women. Despite these advances, ischemic heart disease (IHD) remains the leading cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality of women in the Western world. Advances in cardiovascular imaging, over the past 4 decades, have significantly improved the evaluation and management of the full spectrum of coronary atherosclerosis, which contributes to ischemic heart disease. The development of contemporary and novel diagnostic imaging techniques and tools have assumed an expanded role in the evaluation of symptomatic women to detect not only flow‐limiting epicardial coronary stenosis and nonobstructive atherosclerosis, but also ischemia resulting from microvascular dysfunction. IHD is now diagnosed early and with greater accuracy, leading to improved risk assessment and timely therapies in women. In this article, we review the available evidence on the role of contemporary diagnostic imaging techniques in the evaluation of women with suspected IHD.

Keywords: role imaging; heart disease; ischemic heart

Journal Title: Clinical Cardiology
Year Published: 2018

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