In the ISCHEMIA trial, women with chronic coronary disease received less-intense guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) overall compared with men and were thus less likely to achieve various goals ...

For decades it’s been understood that certain risk factors explain the majority of cardiovascular events, until several recent studies claimed that coronary heart disease can develop without them. But ...

The five classic risk factors for cardiovascular disease are well known - smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, and underweight or overweight/obesity. All increase the likelihood ...