Geschlechterunterschiede bei Herz-Kreislauf-Erkrankungen

In the organizer's words:

Although two thirds of patients with cardiovascular disease in the western world are men, women are twice as likely to die from the disease. For women over the age of 50, cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death. The big question is: why is this the case? Up to now, medicine has mainly been oriented towards male patients and is often transferred to women. THE patient (in German) is male and that is how everyone is treated. In the USA, there have been women's heart centers and women's heart consultations in various cities since around 2000. In Germany, however, the special consultation for women that Prof. Dr. Eifert set up at Herzzentrum Leipzig in 2014 was a novelty at the time.

In a lecture, Prof. Dr. Sandra Eifert will provide insights into her work and explain the anatomical differences between women's and men's hearts and their role in cardiovascular diseases.

You can also find more information about the event series and booking at: https://www.uni-leipzig.de/transfer/wissen-vermitteln/seniorenakademie/kolleg