"Andrea Dunaif, MD - Cardiovascular Disease In Women" - Kevin Kunzmann
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is an overwhelming presence in U.S. health care. According to the American Diabetes Association (ADA), CVD is up to four times more prevalent in adults with diabetes — a condition currently affecting about 30 million Americans. While attending the 2018 ADA 78th Annual Scientific Sessions, Andrea Dunaif, MD, chief of the division of endocrinology, diabetes and bone disease for the Mount Sinai Health System, discussed how the comorbidities and conditions most closely associated with diabetes affect female patients. Of course, none are more crucial than CVD. “But even more concerning, physicians who care for these women are not giving attention to modifiable risk factors in women that they do in men,” she said. Dr. Dunaif discussed all the elements that have led to an underwhelming national response to CVD in women.
– Andrea Dunaif, MD, Chief, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Bone Disease, Mount Sinai Health System