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Women and Invasive Diagnostic Procedures

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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death among women in Europe causing almost 2.1 million deaths each year. According to the European Heart Network, CVD accounts for 42 % of mortality in women under 75 years of age [1]. One of the main forms of CVD is coronary artery disease (CAD).

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  1. Department of Cardiology, VU Medical Center – VUMC, de Boelelaan 1117, Amsterdam, 1081, The Netherlands

    Yolande Appelman & Monique ten Haaf

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  3. Hemodynamic Laboratory, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy

    Anna Sonia Petronio

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Appelman, Y., ten Haaf, M. (2017). Women and Invasive Diagnostic Procedures. In: Presbitero, P., Mehilli, J., Petronio, A. (eds) Percutaneous Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases in Women. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39611-8_1

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