peripheral artery disease; hypertension; screening; physical activity; health inequalities
Protocol for the Physical Activity after Cardiovascular Screening (PACS) study in women aged 60–69 years: a prospective observational cohort study
Introduction Women with cardiovascular disease receive a poorer standard of care than men; they are more likely to be misdiagnosed and undertreated.1 Contributing factors include failure to recognise the importance of secondary prevention, sex-related differences in clinical presentation, delays in seeking care and misperceptions about cardiovascular disease in women.1 These issues also contribute to elevated…