Cardiovascular Disease in Women Module IX: Presentation Resources and Internet Resources

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Cardiovascular Disease in WomenModule IX
Presentation Resources and Internet Resources
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Evidence-Based Guidelines for Cardiovascular
Disease Prevention in Women
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Objectives

• To present strategies to assess and stratify
  women into high risk, at risk, and optimal risk
  categories for cardiovascular disease
• To summarize lifestyle approaches to the
  prevention of cardiovascular disease in women

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Objectives

• To review evidence-based approaches to
  cardiovascular disease prevention for patients
  with hypertension, lipid abnormalities, and
  diabetes
• To review an evidence-based approach to
  pharmacological risk intervention for women at
  risk for cardiovascular events

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Objectives

• To summarize commonly used therapies that
  shouldnot be initiated for the prevention or
  treatment ofheart disease, because they lack
  benefit, or becauserisks outweigh benefits

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The Heart Truth Professional Education Campaign
Website

• http//www.womenshealth.gov/hearttruth

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The Heart Truth Delaware Website

• http//www.hearttruthdelaware.org

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Internet Resources Smoking Cessation

• http//www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco/
  treating_tobacco_use.pdf

Source Mosca 2004
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Internet Resources Mercury Levels in Seafood
Species

• http//www.cfsan.fda.gov/frf/sea-mehg.html

Source US EPA, DHHS
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Internet Resources Clinical Guidelines on
Obesity Treatment

• http//www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/ob_hom
  e.htm

Source Mosca 2004
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Internet Resources JNC 7 Report on Hypertension

• http//www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/hypertension/

Source NHLBI
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Internet Resources DASH Diet for the Treatment
of Hypertension

• http//www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/hbp/d
  ash/index.htm

Source Mosca 2004
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Internet Resources Diagnosis and Treatment of
Diabetes

• http//www.diabetes.org

Source Mosca 2004
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Internet Resources American Heart Association
Statement on Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease

• http//circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/115/1/114

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Internet Resources Absolute CHD Risk Calculation

• http//hp2010.nhlbihin.net/atpiii/calculator.asp

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Conclusions

• Gender differences exist in diagnosis, treatment,
  and prognosis of CHD
• Knowledge of gender differences is essential for
  appropriate therapy
• Evidence-based guidelines provide a new framework
  for prevention and treatment of cardiovascular
  disease in women