Coronary artery disease in women - How customary expectations can interfere with interpretation of test results

As the female population ages, CAD will become even more prevalent. Women need to be educated on CAD risk factors so they are motivated to make lifestyle modifications and on disease presentation so they are likely to seek care when pertinent symptoms arise. Similarly, practicing physicians need to review these points plus the strengths and weaknesses of various methods for detecting CAD in women so they are more likely to recognize the problem and evaluate it efficiently. PGM.