Secondary Prevention of Heart Disease in Women: Gaps in Care/Gaps in Knowledge—Where Do We Need to Focus Our Attention

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in women in the USA, and yet, CVD is consistently underestimated and undertreated in women. Awareness of this gender gap is growing, but still persists. Women with existing CVD are a particularly vulnerable and neglected population. Better understanding of the secondary prevention of CVD is sorely needed. Women are underrepresented in all CVD trials and sex-specific research is lacking....