Publications by authors named "Jaideep Rajebahadur"
Indian Heart J
April 2018
Article Synopsis
- Coronary artery disease (CAD) is often seen as a male issue, but it significantly affects women, especially those aged 60-80, with increasing incidence and unique symptom presentations that can lead to misdiagnosis.
- In a study analyzing women undergoing coronary angiograms, the most common risk factor identified was high LDL cholesterol, and the typical clinical presentations were unstable angina or non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (MI), with single vessel disease being a common angiographic finding.
- Despite the later onset of CAD in women, its impact on quality of life is substantial, and traditional diagnostic methods like stress tests and 2D echocardiograms may not always be reliable, highlighting the importance of
