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    Executive Summary Despite being responsible for causing 35% of deaths in women each year, cardiovascular disease (CVD) in women remains understudied, under-recognised, under-diagnosed, and under-treated, with women under-represented in clinical trials. To tackle these inequities, 17 experts from 11 countries have authored the first-ever global report on CVD in women. The…

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    Dr. Cooley’s performances sometimes went beyond the operating theater. In the summer of 1965, for example, he and fellow cardiac surgeon Dr. Grady Hallman decided to form a band—a group of physician musicians who played stringed instruments—that they would fittingly name the “The Heart Strings.” Hallman, the band’s leader, had played trombone in The University…

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    In the 1980s, while fewer men were suffering from heart disease, rates were on the rise for women. But it was still the popular opinion that women did not get heart disease, and most clinical studies were performed exclusively on men. The issue of THI Today from the summer of 1989 was dedicated to women and heart disease to highlight the differences and encourage both women and their doctors to…

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