Update in Women's Health
Authors: Megan C. McNamara, Judith M.E. Walsh
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2013)

Letters19 November 2013Update in Women's HealthMegan C. McNamara, MD, MS and Judith M.E. Walsh, MD., MPHMegan C. McNamara, MD, MSFrom Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio; and Women's Health Clinical Research Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California.Search for more papers by this author and Judith M.E. Walsh, MD., MPHFrom Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio; and Women's Health Clinical Research Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-159-10-201311190-00019 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE:As practicing women's health physicians and internists, we agree that a broad approach to sex-based differences in disease is essential for providing comprehensive primary care. In writing our update, we searched multiple journal articles to identify studies that were relevant to primary care in women's health and could be practice-changing. Of note, we did not approach the review process with predefined categories in mind. Rather, we let the selected articles themselves define the groupings that we used to outline the update.We have previously written several updates in women's health before (1, 2) using this approach and had ...References1. Schwarz EB, McNamara M, Miller RG, Walsh JM. Update in women's health for the general internist. J Gen Intern Med. 2011;26:207-13. [PMID: 20824360] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Walsh JM, McNamara M, Miller RG, Schwarz EB. Update in women's health for the general internist. J Gen Intern Med. 2012;27:232-7. [PMID: 21993997] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Schürks M, Rist PM, Bigal ME, Buring JE, Lipton RB, Kurth T. Migraine and cardiovascular disease: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ. 2009;339:b3914. [PMID: 19861375] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Schnatz PF, Marakovits KA, O'Sullivan DM. The association of breast arterial calcification and coronary heart disease. Obstet Gynecol. 2011;117:233-41. [PMID: 21252734] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio; and Women's Health Clinical Research Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California.Disclosures: None disclosed. Forms can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M13-0263. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoUpdate in Women's Health: Evidence Published in 2012 Megan McNamara and Judith M.E. Walsh Update in Women's Health Marjorie Jenkins , Tedd L. Mitchell , and Steven L. Berk Metrics Cited ByUpdate in Women's HealthMarjorie Jenkins, MD, Tedd L. Mitchell, MD, and Steven L. Berk, MD 19 November 2013Volume 159, Issue 10Page: 719-720KeywordsCardiovascular diseasesConflicts of interestCoronary heart diseaseMigraineObstetrics and gynecology ePublished: 19 November 2013 Issue Published: 19 November 2013 CopyrightCopyright © 2013 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...