The Influence of Sex, Age, and Race on Coronary Artery Disease: A Narrative Review.

ABSTRACT: Cardiovascular disease has remained one of the leading causes of mortality in the world. The basic pathophysiology of coronary artery disease (CAD) is a reduction of the blood flow in coronary vessels, leading to restricted blood flow to the heart muscle. Both modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors contribute to its multifactorial etiology. The clinical presentation ranges from asymptomatic to typical symptoms like chest pain, shortness of breath, and left arm or jaw pain. The purpose of this review is to investigate and analyze the variation of CAD depending on the biological sex, age, race, or ethnicity and how it might differ in the studied population while comparing the symptoms and prognosis of CAD. For this research, PubMed's database was used. A total of 926 articles were select

SUBMITTER: Lima Dos Santos CC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10676710 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature