Chapter Nine Taking Control: Battling Obesitythrough Dietary Changeand Stress Management As we have discussed in previous chapters, obesity is epidemic in the US and abroad. Obesity and obesity-related illness account…
Chapter Twelve Empowering Women to Take Control Heart disease in women claims more lives than all types of cancer combined. Each year more than 600,000 patients die of heart disease…
Chapter Two Gender Differences in Disease Manifestation and Presentation Men and women manifest chronic diseases in predictable ways. We are, of course, of the same species and composed of the…
Chapter Seven The Role of the OB/GYNin Improving Women’sCardiovascular Health Traditionally, women have focused more on their gynecological health and screening rather than on cardiovascular risk. Most women, for instance,…
Chapter One Epidemiologic Considerations in Cardiovascular Disease Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer of both men and women in the industrialized world today. Even if we combine all deaths…
Chapter Eleven Women and Congestive Heart Failure Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a severe consequence of cardiovascular disease. In general CHF can be caused by coronary artery disease (CAD) and…
Chapter Six Closing the Gap: Strategies to Effect Change We have seen in previous chapters that women are at significant risk for death from cardiovascular disease. Women remain undertreated and…
Chapter Five Exploring the Root Causes It is very clear that women with heart disease are not receiving the same care as men. We continue to fall short in diagnosis,…
Chapter Eight Taking Control: Battling Obesitythrough Exercise It is imperative that women engage with the prevention of heart disease. One of the most important lifestyle changes that women can make…
Chapter Thirteen Women and Atrial Fibrillation Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common heart rhythm disorder in the world and is associated with stroke and peripheral embolism.1 Nearly 2.5 million…
