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Toward Personalized and Equitable Chest Pain Pathways: Considerations Related to Sex and Gender Differences

Publication: Journal of Women's Health
Volume 33, Issue Number 6
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cover image Journal of Women's Health
Journal of Women's Health
Volume 33Issue Number 6June 2024
Pages: 702 - 704
PubMed: 38607925

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Published online: 13 June 2024
Published in print: June 2024
Published ahead of print: 12 April 2024

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Department of Emergency Medicine, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, Colorado.
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado.
Ludeman Family Center for Women’s Health Research, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado.
Larry A. Allen
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado.
Judith G. Regensteiner
Ludeman Family Center for Women’s Health Research, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado.
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado.
Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado.
Amy G. Huebschmann
Ludeman Family Center for Women’s Health Research, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado.
Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado.

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Address correspondence to: Stacy A. Trent, MD, MPH, Denver Health Medical Center, Emergency Medicine, 777 Bannock Street, MC 0108, Denver, CO 80204, USA [email protected]

Author Disclosure Statement

S.A.T. reports receiving grant funding from the Ludeman Center for Women’s Health Research during the writing of this article as well grant funding from the United States Department of Defense for work unrelated to this article. L.A.A. reports receiving grant funding from American Heart Association, National Institutes of Health, and Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute for work unrelated to this article. In addition, L.A.A. reports consulting fees from ACI Clinical, AHA, Boston Scientific, Cytokinetics, Novartis, and UpToDate. A.G.H. reports receiving grant funding from the National Institutes of Health for work unrelated to this article. J.G.R. reports receiving grant funding from the National Institutes of Health and the Veterans Administration for work unrelated to this article.

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