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Learning Objectives
Describe the morbidity and mortality associated with CHD, especially in women.
Describe how female cardiac anatomy and physiology differs from men's.
Discuss the role that traditional and nontraditional risk factors play in the development of CHD in women.
List sex- and gender-specific risk factors for CHD in women.
Discuss primary CHD prevention strategies for women.
Identify reasons CHD is more complex to diagnose in women.
Compare and contrast the efficacy of noninvasive and invasive cardiac diagnostic tests in women.
Describe the basic types and variations of angina and their prevalence in women.
Compare and contrast the usual clinical course of women with angina versus myocardial infarction (MI).
Discuss common complications seen in women post-MI.