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Acute Myocardial Infarction in Young Women

Understanding its Mechanisms and Management

  • 1 Edición - 1 de noviembre de 2026
  • Última edición
  • Editor: Stéphane Peggy Manzo-Silberman
  • Idioma: Inglés

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Descripción

Acute Myocardial Infarction in Young Women: Understanding its Mechanisms and Management serves as a seminal reference for understanding the current landscape of cardiovascular health in young women, highlighting clinical areas that require focused attention. By customizing the information to their unique physiological and clinical differences, more precise and effective interventions will lead to improved outcomes. The information is meticulously updated to address the specific cardiovascular health issues encountered by young women with myocardial infarction. This ensures that each stage of care—from cardiovascular risk assessment and symptom-recognition to the acute myocardial infarction (AMI) pathway, and rehabilitation follow-up—is optimized.

Ultimately, this book equips health professionals with the most current and evidence-based information, enabling them to deliver the highest standard of care for young women with myocardial infarction. It will enhance quality of care, and contribute to improved health outcomes for young women across all stages of the cardiovascular healthcare continuum.

Puntos claves

  • Presents an original summary of existing scientific data on the specific features of heart attacks in young women
  • Ameliorates the lack of awareness of myocardial infarction in young women due to the persistence of stereotypes about this demographically exploding population
  • Fosters multidisciplinary, integrative work, combining scientific data and tools for clinical practice

De interès para

Cardiologists and allied professionals, as well as emergency professionals and gynecologists

Índice

1. Preface

2. Introduction to Acute Myocardial Infarction in Young Women

3. Epidemiology and Demographics

4. Risk Factors in Young Women

5. Impact of Pregnancy and Hormonal Changes

6. Clinical Presentation and Symptoms

7. Role of Biomarkers

8. Diagnostic Challenges and Innovations

9. Treatment Strategies and Protocols

10. Psychosocial Impacts and Quality of Life

11. Preventive Measures and Lifestyle Modifications

12. Long-term Outcomes and Prognosis

13. Gender Differences in Cardiovascular Disease: An Overview

14. Role of Genetics

15. Advances in Cardiac Imaging

16. Patients’ View: The Importance of Education and Comprehensive Care for Women

17. Future Directions in Research and Treatment

18. Case Studies and Clinical Vignettes

Detalles del producto

  • Edición: 1
  • Última edición
  • Publicado: 1 de noviembre de 2026
  • Idioma: Inglés

Sobre el editor

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Stéphane Peggy Manzo-Silberman

Dr. Stéphane Peggy Manzo-Silberman MD, MSc is a consultant at the Institut de Cardiologie at la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Sorbonne University, Paris France. Her main area of research is coronary heart disease in women; specificity cardiovascular risk factors in women. She led the French Meta-registry (International Journal of Cardiology 2018) comparing data from 16,600 women and men presenting with acute myocardial infarction, and the WAMIF study (JAHA 2024): the first study describing the characteristics of women under 50 with acute myocardial infarction. She also led the Call to Action for AMI in women: International Multidisciplinary Practical Roadmap (EHJ Open 2024).

She is involved in overcoming gender discrimination in patient care and interventional careers. She participated in or led multiple EAPCI Consensus Documents. She is the Chair of the EAPCI Patient Advocacy Committee for the 2024-2026 term.

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Cardiology Institute, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, APHP, Sorbonne Université., France