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Published: March 11, 2025
Women with PVD often underdiagnosed & undertreated, highlighting need for more research
Significant disparities exist for women with peripheral vascular disease (PVD), particularly in risk factors, symptoms, screening, treatment and outcomes, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement
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Esther Kim, M.D., M.P.H., FAHA
Esther S.H. Kim, M.D., M.P.H., FAHA, Chair of the AHA scientific statement Sex Differences in Peripheral Vascular Disease, the Izard Family Distinguished Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine, a professor of medicine at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and director of the Center for Women’s Cardiovascular Health at Atrium Health in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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