| Literature DB >> 31610550 |
Natalie A Bello1, Eliza C Miller1, Kirsten Lawrence Cleary1, Ronald Wapner1.
Abstract
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death among women in the United States, and stroke is third. This article uses a case scenario to examine female sex-specific cardiovascular risk factors across the lifespan and describes a precision medicine-based approach to risk factor modification and primary prevention. It also presents recent updates to the role of genetic testing and polygenic risk scores for the prediction of stroke and cardiovascular disease.Entities:
Year: 2019 PMID: 31610550 PMCID: PMC7156307 DOI: 10.7326/M19-1601
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Intern Med ISSN: 0003-4819 Impact factor: 25.391