The Pink Tax: Sex and Gender Disparities in Peripheral Artery Disease

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Title:	The Pink Tax: Sex and Gender Disparities in Peripheral Artery Disease
Authors:	Andrea Martinez, Jingwen Huang, Arash Harzand
Source:	US Cardiology Review, Vol 18, Iss , Pp - (2024)
Publisher Information:	Radcliffe Medical Media, 2024.
Publication Year:	2024
Collection:	LCC:Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Subject Terms:	Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system, RC666-701
More Details:	Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is an atherosclerotic disease associated with significant functional impairment, morbidity, and mortality. Among women, PAD remains poorly recognized and undermanaged. Compared with men, women with PAD tend to be underdiagnosed or misdiagnosed, have poorer quality of life, and experience higher rates of PAD-related morbidity and cardiovascular mortality. In this review, we describe the sex- and gender-related differences in the epidemiology, presentation, diagnosis, and management of PAD. We provide specific recommendations to overcome these factors, including greater awareness and an increased emphasis on tailored and more aggressive interventions for women with PAD. Such changes are warranted and necessary to achieve more equitable outcomes in women with PAD, including improved limb outcomes, enhanced lifestyle, and cardiovascular risk reduction.
Document Type:	article
File Description:	electronic resource
Language:	English
ISSN:	1758-390X 1758-3896
Relation:	https://www.uscjournal.com/articleindex/usc.2022.28; https://doaj.org/toc/1758-3896; https://doaj.org/toc/1758-390X
DOI:	10.15420/usc.2022.28
Access URL:	https://doaj.org/article/de692a5912334e8dabc369c5d1cd16a5
Accession Number:	edsdoj.692a5912334e8dabc369c5d1cd16a5
Database:	Directory of Open Access Journals

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ISSN:	1758390X 17583896
DOI:	10.15420/usc.2022.28
Published in:	US Cardiology Review
Language:	English