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. 2023 Oct-Dec;46(4):362-376.
doi: 10.1097/CNQ.0000000000000473.

Common Cardiovascular Diseases in Women

Sunita Mahabir  1 , Nazli Okumus, Gursharan Samra, Amr Mohammed, Manasvi Gupta, Abdallah Naser, Anushree Puttur, Eric Bihler, Tiffany DuMont, Kevin Nauer, Adnan Khalif, Valentyna Ivanova
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Common Cardiovascular Diseases in Women

Sunita Mahabir et al. Crit Care Nurs Q. 2023 Oct-Dec.

Abstract

Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death for women in the United States. This article encompasses the epidemiology/etiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic assessment, management, and prognosis of some common cardiovascular disorders seen in women with a special focus on pregnancy.

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