Diet and sex inequities in ischemic heart disease mortality across Europe: findings from the global burden of disease study
Despite declining IHD mortality rates, Austria, Greece, and Malta continue to exhibit significant sex disparities, with women experiencing disproportionately higher case fatality. These disparities are largely driven by modifiable cardiometabolic and dietary risks, underscoring the need for sex-specific, regionally tailored prevention strategies.
Authors
- Lina Badimón (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9162-2459)
- Edina Cenko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8102-3324)
- Maria Bergami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1389-0597)
- Raffaele Bugiardini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6819-6818)
- Guiomar Mendieta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6652-9036)
- Martha Gulati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0735-9756)
- Zorana Vasiljević (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8531-0769)
- Marija Vavlukis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4479-6691)
- Angela H.E.M. Maas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5782-9926)
- Béla Péter Merkely (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6514-0723)
- Toheder Rahaman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2818-146X)
- Olivia Manfrini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5652-2401)
- Chris P Gale
Institutions
- Semmelweis University (HU)
- University of Leeds (GB)
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ES)
- Radboud University Medical Center (NL)
- University of Belgrade (RS)
- University Clinic of Traumatology (AT)
- Azienda USL di Bologna (IT)
- Cardiovascular Research Center (BR)
- Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute (US)
- PHI University Psychiatric Clinic - Skopje (MK)
- Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje (MK)
- University of Bologna (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cardiovascular Research
- Published
- 2025-10-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/cvr/cvaf176
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Sex and Gender in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88