Publications by authors named "Stavros Eftychiou"

Article Synopsis
  • Despite advancements in treatment, ischaemic heart disease remains the top cause of illness and death among women, with many being underdiagnosed and undertreated.
  • Women face unique risk factors that increase their cardiovascular risk, necessitating a tailored approach in healthcare that includes both traditional and female-specific considerations.
  • The British Cardiovascular Society aims to highlight sex-related differences in CVD management, proposing solutions to improve access to diagnosis and treatment for women and encouraging further research on gender disparities in cardiovascular health.
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Cardiogenic shock (CS) is a complex clinical syndrome with a high mortality rate. It can occur to due to multiple etiologies of cardiovascular disease and is phenotypically heterogeneous. Acute myocardial infarction-related CS (AMI-CS) has historically been the most prevalent cause, and thus, research and guidance have focused primarily on this.

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