Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Women
A special issue of Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease (ISSN 2308-3425). This special issue belongs to the section "Epidemiology, Lifestyle, and Cardiovascular Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2026 | Viewed by 188
Special Issue Editors
Interests: arrhythmology and cardiac electrostimulation; syncope and tilt-table testing; cardiovascular disease in women; gender cardiology, with particular attention to sex-related differences in cardiovascular prevention, presentation and treatment
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Interests: GEA: clinical and preventive cardiology; cardiometabolic pathology; cardiovascular disease in women and gender cardiology; coronary artery disease; Kounis syndrome; echocardiography; diabetes; obesity; the application of artificial intelligence in cardiovascular care
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in women worldwide, yet risk assessment, prevention strategies and therapeutic approaches are still frequently derived from evidence generated predominantly in male populations. Women exhibit distinct patterns of cardiovascular risk across the life course, influenced by sex-specific biology, hormonal signals, and gender-related determinants of health. Traditional risk factors may present differently, have different weights, or be under-recognized in women, while female-specific conditions add complexity to individualized risk stratification.
This Special Issue aims to provide an updated, clinically oriented overview of cardiovascular risk factors in women, spanning epidemiology, pathophysiology, early identification, prevention, and management. We welcome original research articles and state-of-the-art reviews addressing both established and emerging risk factors, as well as innovative models of care tailored to women’s cardiovascular health.
Topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following.
- Sex- and gender-specific epidemiology and mechanisms of cardiovascular risk.
- Female-specific risk enhancers: pregnancy-related disorders, adverse pregnancy outcomes, postpartum risk trajectories.
- Hormonal transitions and reproductive factors: menarche/menopause timing, premature ovarian insufficiency, menopause therapies, contraception and cardiovascular risk.
- Traditional risk factors with sex-specific features: hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes, obesity, smoking, sedentary lifestyle, psychosocial stress, sleep disorders.
- Emerging risk factors and biomarkers: lipoprotein(a), inflammation, thrombophilia, microvascular dysfunction, cardiometabolic and endocrine contributors.
- Ethnic, socioeconomic, and psychosocial determinants; disparities in access to care and outcomes.
- Risk prediction tools, imaging, and advanced phenotyping for female cardiovascular prevention.
- Prevention and treatment strategies across the lifespan, including cardio-obstetrics and integrated women’s heart clinics.
- Implementation science, digital health, and AI approaches to improve detection and prevention in women.
Dr. Giuseppina Maura Francese
Guest Editor
Dr. Lucio Giuseppe Granata
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- women’s cardiovascular health
- sex- and gender-specific risk
- coronary artery disease in women
- pregnancy-associated cardiovascular risk
- peripartum cardiomyopathy
- menopause and cardiovascular risk
- psychosocial stress and depression
- autoimmune disease in women
- cardiometabolic risk
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