Publications by authors named "Abida Dhukai"
The Canadian Women's Heart Health Alliance ATLAS on the Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Management of Cardiovascular Disease in Women - Chapter 8: Knowledge Gaps and Status of Existing Research Programs in Canada.
CJC Open
February 2024
Article Synopsis
- Significant gaps in knowledge about women's heart health exist, particularly in areas like epidemiology, management, and education, largely because heart disease has historically been viewed as a male issue.
- Globally, heart disease remains the leading cause of death for women, yet research often overlooks sex and gender differences, resulting in insufficient data on how treatments impact female patients.
- To address these gaps, a comprehensive approach is needed, involving enhanced education, improved policy changes, and a focus on evidence-based research specific to women's cardiovascular health in Canada.
This Atlas chapter summarizes sex- and some gender-associated, and unique aspects and manifestations of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in women. CVD is the primary cause of premature death in women in Canada and numerous sex-specific differences related to symptoms and pathophysiology exist. A review of the literature was done to identify sex-specific differences in symptoms, pathophysiology, and unique manifestations of CVD in women.
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- Women face distinct sex- and gender-related risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) that change throughout their lives, including conditions like pregnancy complications and menopause.
- Autoimmune disorders are more common in women and contribute to their increased risk of CVD, while traditional risk factors like obesity and hypertension affect women more severely than men.
- The chapter aims to identify these unique risk factors and improve understanding and treatment strategies for CVD in women.
Introduction: More women experience cardiac pain related to coronary artery disease and cardiac procedures compared with men. The overall goal of this programme of research is to develop an integrated smartphone and web-based intervention (HEARTPA♀N) to help women recognise and self-manage cardiac pain.
Methods And Analysis: This protocol outlines the mixed methods strategy used for the development of the HEARTPA♀N content/core feature set (phase 2A), usability testing (phase 2B) and evaluation with a pilot randomised controlled trial (RCT) (phase 3).