What Do the 2011 American Heart Association Guidelines Tell Us About Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Women?

• Authors: Nanette K Wenger, Emory University
• Journal Title: Clinical Cardiology
• Volume: Volume 34, Number 9
• Publisher: Wiley Open Access: Various Creative Commons Licenses | 2011-09-01, Pages 520-523
• Type of Work: Article | Final Publisher PDF
• Publisher DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/clc.20940
• Subjects: Health Sciences, Medicine and Surgery; Health Sciences, Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Keywords: Science & Technology; Life Sciences & Biomedicine; Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems; Cardiovascular System & Cardiology; CORONARY-ARTERY-DISEASE; HEALTH-PROMOTION; RISK-FACTORS; TASK-FORCE; LATER LIFE; VITAMIN-E; PREGNANCY; DYSFUNCTION; MANAGEMENT; AWARENESS

Abstract

The 2011 Update of the American Heart Association's Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Guideline for Women is designed to help women and their physicians understand cardiovascular Disease (CVD) risks and undertake practical steps that are most effective in preventing heart disease and stroke. Defining a woman's risk status and improving her adherence to preventive lifestyle behaviors and medications is the best strategy to lower the burden of CVD in women.