Women and Heart Disease

Despite being one of the world's biggest killers of women, heart disease is under-diagnosed, under-treated, and under-managed. Why? What is going wrong? Important and ground-breaking, Women and Heart Disease brings our attention to the inadequacies in both the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease in women. Key features: * written by Nanette Wenger and Peter Collins, two of the worlds leading cardiologists * contributions from leaders in women's cardiac health * covers all aspects of cardiovascular disease, not just coronary artery disease * fully updated. Building on the success of the best-selling first edition, this is essential reading for all physicians with a particular interest in women and heart disease.

Desmond Julian and Nanette Wenger

List of Contributors, Introduction, Part 1. Coronary Heart Disease, Part 2. Pregnancy/Hormonal Therapies, Part 3. Heart Failure, Part 4. Other Cardiovascular Diseases, Part 5. Related Issues, Index