J Cardiovasc Nurs 2022 Feb 14. Epub 2022 Feb 14.
Erica Davis, RN, BSN, MS PhD Candidate-Nursing, Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Atlanta, Georgia. Melinda K. Higgins, PhD Research Professor, Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Atlanta, Georgia. Kathryn A. Wood, RN, PhD, FAAN, FAHA Associate Professor Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Atlanta, Georgia. Jeannie Cimiotti, PhD, RN, FAAN Associate Professor, Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Atlanta, Georgia. Rebecca A. Gary, RN, PhD, FAHA, FAAN Professor, Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Atlanta, Georgia. Sandra B. Dunbar, RN, PhD, FAAN, FAHA, FPCNA Charles Howard Candler Professor, Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Atlanta, Georgia.
Background: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is increasing in young adults, and greater understanding of their cardiac risk factors is essential to ensure effective prevention. Given the sex differences in CAD observed in older adults, understanding sex differences in risk factors for this younger group of adults is important. Having insight of cardiac risk factors and sex differences in the young adult population is essential to creating personalized strategies for prevention in nursing care and in this age group. Read More