Premenopausal Women May Not Be Protected Against Early Vascular Disease In The Presence Of Diabetes
Date
2013Author
García, Néstor
Pérez, Hernán
Spence, David
Armando, Luis
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Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death among women. Currently, global risk assessment derived by a Framingham risk equation is used to identify women at increased risk, but still we do not detect them early enough to decrease the rate of cardiovascular events. Perhaps we overestimate their protection during the premenopausal and early postmenopausal years, and overestimate the sensitivity of risk scores.