1. Cardiovascular Disease in Women Module IX: Presentation Resources and Internet Resources
This slide set was updated April 2008.

2. Evidence-Based Guidelines for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Women

3. 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

4. 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

5. Objectives
To summarize commonly used therapies that should not be initiated for the prevention or treatment of heart disease, because they lack benefit, or because risks outweigh benefits

6. The Heart Truth Professional Education Campaign Website
Information for healthcare providers, including links to resources discussed in this presentation, are available at this site.
Also included are links to web-based CME, and resources for health care professional educators, including slide sets and problem-based learning and standardized patient cases.

7. The Heart Truth Delaware Website

8. Internet Resources: Smoking Cessation
treating_tobacco_use.pdf
SLIDE INFORMATION SOURCE: Mosca L, et al. Evidence-based guidelines for cardiovascular disease prevention in women. Circulation 2004; 109:
Source: Mosca 2004

9. Internet Resources: Mercury Levels in Seafood Species
Source: US EPA, DHHS

10. Internet Resources: Clinical Guidelines on Obesity Treatment
SLIDE INFORMATION SOURCE: Mosca L, et al. Evidence-based guidelines for cardiovascular disease prevention in women. Circulation 2004; 109:
Source: Mosca 2004

11. Internet Resources: JNC 7 Report on Hypertension
Source: NHLBI

12. Internet Resources: DASH Diet for the Treatment of Hypertension
SLIDE INFORMATION SOURCE: Mosca L, et al. Evidence-based guidelines for cardiovascular disease prevention in women. Circulation 2004; 109:
Source: Mosca 2004

13. Internet Resources: Diagnosis and Treatment of Diabetes
SLIDE DIRECTS AUDIENCE TO: The American Diabetes Association website.
Source: Mosca 2004

14. Internet Resources: American Heart Association Statement on Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease
SLIDE DIRECTS AUDIENCE TO: Buse JB, et al. Primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases in people with diabetes mellitus: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association and the American Diabetes Association.Circulation ;115:11.

15. Internet Resources: Absolute CHD Risk Calculation

16. 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