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- Title
Cardiovascular multimodality imaging in women: a scientific statement of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging of the European Society of Cardiology.
- Authors
Almeida, Ana G; Grapsa, Julia; Gimelli, Alessia; Bucciarelli-Ducci, Chiara; Gerber, Bernhard; Ajmone-Marsan, Nina; Bernard, Anne; Donal, Erwan; Dweck, Marc R; Haugaa, Kristina H; Hristova, Krassimira; Maceira, Alicia; Mandoli, Giulia Elena; Mulvagh, Sharon; Morrone, Doralisa; Plonska-Gosciniak, Edyta; Sade, Leyla Elif; Shivalkar, Bharati; Schulz-Menger, Jeanette; Shaw, Leslee
- Abstract
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) represent an important cause of mortality and morbidity in women. It is now recognized that there are sex differences regarding the prevalence and the clinical significance of the traditional cardiovascular (CV) risk factors as well as the pathology underlying a range of CVDs. Unfortunately, women have been under-represented in most CVD imaging studies and trials regarding diagnosis, prognosis, and therapeutics. There is therefore a clear need for further investigation of how CVD affects women along their life span. Multimodality CV imaging plays a key role in the diagnosis of CVD in women as well as in prognosis, decision-making, and monitoring of therapeutics and interventions. However, multimodality imaging in women requires specific consideration given the differences in CVD between the sexes. These differences relate to physiological changes that only women experience (e.g. pregnancy and menopause) as well as variation in the underlying pathophysiology of CVD and also differences in the prevalence of certain conditions such as connective tissue disorders, Takotsubo, and spontaneous coronary artery dissection, which are all more common in women. This scientific statement on CV multimodality in women, an initiative of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging of the European Society of Cardiology, reviews the role of multimodality CV imaging in the diagnosis, management, and risk stratification of CVD, as well as highlights important gaps in our knowledge that require further investigation.
- Subjects
CARDIOVASCULAR disease diagnosis; CARDIOVASCULAR disease treatment; RISK assessment; CARDIOVASCULAR diseases; DISEASE management; MENOPAUSE; ARTERIAL dissections; CARDIOVASCULAR diseases risk factors; ESTROGEN; TAKOTSUBO cardiomyopathy; DISEASES; WOMEN'S health; PREGNANCY complications
- Publication
European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging, 2024, Vol 25, Issue 4, pe116
- ISSN
2047-2404
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/ehjci/jeae013