PPT-Women’s Heart Disease Context

Risk factors Prevention. More than 600000 Americans die of heart disease each year Thats one in every four deaths in this country The term heart disease refers to several ty es of heart conditions The most common type is coronary artery disease which can cause heart attack Heart disease is the of death for men of most racialethnic groups in the United States including African Americans American Indians or Alaska Natives Hispanics and whites For Asian American or Pacific Islander men heart disease is second only to can Gender differences and similarities. Lynette W. . Lissin. , MD FACC. Palo Alto Medical Foundation. April 21, 2012. Goals. Epidemiology and types of heart failure. Differences in incidence, clinical characteristics, prognosis in women vs. men. A Disease of Affluence . Lesson Objectives. I understand what CHD is. I understand what ‘affluence’ factors contribute to CHD. I know what the distribution of CHD is within the world and the UK. I know what the effects of CHD are . M. Carolina Karam Demori, MD. OUTLINE. 2. Statistics. Gender Disparities. Acute Coronary Syndrome. CABG Surgery & Outcomes. Device Implantation & Outcomes. Calcium Supplements & Risk of CVD. 2. WHAT IS HEART DISEASE?. What is Heart Disease?. Heart disease is a broad term used to describe a range of diseases that affect your heart. Coronary Artery Disease. (heart attack & stroke). Arrhythmias. Page 1of 7Speaker 10002Welcome Youre listening to a series of four familial x0000x0000FH podcast FH and Women TranscriptAmerican Heart Association The FH FoundationPage 2of 7Larry Sperling0300Unfortu HEARTINSIDE AND OUT IT IS ATO LIVE A HEALTHYLIFE ONE THAT IS 6WHAT IS 2DISEASE Coronary heart diseaseoften simply called heart diseaseoccurs when the arteries that supply blood to the heart musclethe Cardiovascular disease heart disease coronary heart disease 151 what146s the di31erence Because these terms sound so similar people use them interchangeably This fact sheet will help you understand ho Presentation Outline:OverviewCardiovascular Risks Prevalence Gender Specific Risk FactorsEHAC & Prevention Heart disease includes a number of problems affecting the heart and the blood vessels in the of symptoms . and signs of heart failure secondary to . abnormal cardiac . function, causing elevated cardiac filling pressures.. This causes severe . dyspnoea. and fluid accumulates in . the . interstition. Heart and circulatory disease is the UK's biggest killer.  In 2001, cardiovascular disease caused 40% of deaths in the UK, and killed over 245,000 people.. . Death rates for heart disease have been falling rapidly in the UK since the late 1970s. Despite this, death rates from CHD in the UK are still amongst the highest in the world.  . www.amwa-doc.org. WomenHeart. . The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease. www.womenheart.org. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. www.cdc.gov. Women’s . HeartHealth. at Stanford. Dr. Sonalika’s Eye Clinic provide the best Corneal disease treatment in Pune, Hadapsar, Amanora, Magarpatta, Mundhwa, Kharadi Rd, Viman Nagar, Wagholi, and Wadgaon Sheri