HEART DISEASE IN WOMEN

Written by internationally renowned physicians, scientists and cardiologists, Heart Disease in Women addresses the myths and facts about cardiovascular disease in women, one of the most common causes of death in women globally.
The book is organised into eight detailed sections, beginning with prevention and risk factors, followed by investigation, diagnosis and management of coronary heart disease. The following sections cover a other conditions, including heart failure, arrhythmias, rheumatic heart disease, and congenital cardiac lesions in pregnancy. A complete chapter is dedicated to non-invasive testing, including echocardiography and stress myocardial perfusion imaging. The final part deals with miscellaneous topics such as the “unmet challenge” of Peripheral Arterial Disease, the use of ankle-brachial index, cardiovascular implications of cancer in women and, significantly, an update on recent literature concerning heart disease in women.
The book provides a thorough analysis of every aspect of heart disease in women, making it an essential reference for all cardiologists and physicians.
Key Points
- Edited by recognised cardiology expert Navin C Nanda from the University of Alabama, USA
- Highly illustrated with more than 500 colour images
- Updates cardiologists on the most recent advances in the field
- Comprehensive coverage of an extensive range of heart conditions

Authors
Navin Nanda MD. Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease, Division of Cardiovascular Disease and Director, Heart. Station/Echocardiography Laboratories, University of Alabama at Birmingham and the University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, The Kirklin Clinic, Birmingham, Alabama, USA. President, International Society of Cardiovascular Ultrasound.
Nurgül Keser MD. Professor of Cardiology, Sakarya University Medical Faculty. Turkey.

Table of Contents
Section 1: Prevention and Risk Factors
Cardiovascular Disease in Women: Myths and Facts about a Silent Epidemic
Prevention of Heart Disease in Women
Sex Differences in the Effects of Leading and Most Prevalent Modifiable Risk Factors
Dyslipidemia in Women
Familial Hypercholesterolemia in Women: Its Identification and Management
Metabolic Syndrome in Women
Hypertension in Women
Stroke and Women
Women and Smoking
Job Burnout, Job Stress and Cardiovascular Disease
Atherosclerosis and Autoimmune Disease: Mechanisms and Emerging Treatments
Hormonal Transitions and the Cardiovascular System in Women
Section 2: Coronary Heart Disease
A Perspective on Women and Coronary Heart Disease
How to Investigate Chest Pain in a Woman
Stable Ischemic Heart Disease in Women
Acute Coronary Syndromes in Women
Section 3: Non-Invasive Testing
Echocardiography in Women
Non-Invasive Stress Testing in Women
Stress Myocardial Perfusion Imaging–Diagnosis and Risk Assessment in Women
Section 4: Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy and Pericarditis
Women and Heart Failure
Myocarditis and Pericarditis in Women
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in Women
Section 5: Arrhythmias
Arrhythmias and Implantable Devices in Women
Ventricular Arrhythmias in Women: Syncope and Sudden Cardiac Death
Section 6: Rheumatic Heart Disease: Valvular Heart Disease
Rheumatic Heart Disease in Women
Native Valvular Disease in Women
Gender Differences in Outcome of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Section 7: Pregnancy Congenital Heart Disease
Cardiac Disease in Pregnancy
Heart Disease in Pregnancy: A Different Perspective
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
Congenital Heart Disease in Women
Section 8: Miscellaneous
Peripheral Arterial Disease in Women: The Unmet Challenge
Cardiovascular Implications of Cancer in Women
An Update on Recent Literature on Heart Disease in Women