Socioeconomic Disparities in Women’s Cardiovascular Health in United States and Canada
Cardiovascular disease has been the leading cause of death in the United States and Canada for decades. Although it affects millions across a multitude of backgrounds, notable disparities in cardiovascular health are observed among women, and become more apparent when accounting for race and socioeconomic status. While intrinsic sex-specific physiological differences predispose women to poorer outcomes, social determinants of health (SDOH) and biases at both the individual provider and larger healthcare system, play an equal, if not greater, role.