Dr. Deborah Crabbe Offers Insight to Healthline about How Social Determinants of Health Can Influence Cardiovascular Disease, Particularly for Women from Underrepresented Groups

Deborah L. Crabbe, MD, FACC, FAHA, Professor of Medicine at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, offered insight to Healthline about how social determinants of health can influence cardiovascular disease. An American Heart Association scientific statement published in the journal Circulation highlighted that medical professionals must look beyond traditional factors when monitoring and treating cardiovascular disease in women, particularly women from underrepresented groups.