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Evidence-Based Guidelines for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Women

Expert Panel/Writing Group , Lori Mosca MD, PhD (Chair), Lawrence J. Appel MD, Emelia J. Benjamin MD, Kathy Berra MSN, ANP, Nisha Chandra-Strobos MD, Rosalind P. Fabunmi PhD, Deborah Grady MD, MPH, Constance K. Haan MD, Sharonne N. Hayes MD, Debra R. Judelson MD, Nora L. Keenan PhD, Patrick McBride MD, MPH, Suzanne Oparil MD, Pamela Ouyang MD, Mehmet C. Oz MD, Michael E. Mendelsohn MD, Richard C. Pasternak MD, Vivian W. Pinn MD, Rose Marie Robertson MD, Karin Schenck-Gustafsson MD, PhD, Cathy A. Sila MD, Sidney C. Smith Jr MD, George Sopko MD, MPH, Anne L. Taylor MD, Brian W. Walsh MD, Nanette K. Wenger MD, and Christine L. Williams MD, MPH

Representing the following participating organizations and major cosponsors: the American Heart Association; American College of Cardiology; American College of Nurse Practitioners; American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; American College of Physicians; American Medical Women’s Association; Association of Black Cardiologists; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute; Office of Research on Women’s Health; Society of Thoracic Surgeons; and World Heart Federation.


Key words: AHA Scientific Statements • prevention • women • cardiovascular diseases • risk factors




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P. Barter
Role of nicotinic acid in raising high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) to reduce cardiovascular risk: an Asian/Pacific consensus: The Pan-Asian Consensus Panel On Hdl-C
The British Journal of Diabetes & Vascular Disease, March 1, 2005; 5(2_suppl): S1 - S15.
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M. B. McClellan, J. M. Loeb, C. M. Clancy, G. S. Francis, A. K. Jacobs, K. W. Kizer, M. E. O'Kane, and M. J. Wolk
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Angiotensin-Receptor Blockers in Chronic Heart Failure
Ann Intern Med, March 1, 2005; 142(5): 386 - 387.
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Task Force Members, L. H. Schwamm, A. Pancioli, J. E. Acker III, L. B. Goldstein, R. D. Zorowitz, T. J. Shephard, P. Moyer, M. Gorman, S. C. Johnston, et al.
Recommendations for the Establishment of Stroke Systems of Care: Recommendations From the American Stroke Association's Task Force on the Development of Stroke Systems
Stroke, March 1, 2005; 36(3): 690 - 703.
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L. H. Schwamm, A. Pancioli, J. E. Acker III, L. B. Goldstein, R. D. Zorowitz, T. J. Shephard, P. Moyer, M. Gorman, S. C. Johnston, P. W. Duncan, et al.
Recommendations for the Establishment of Stroke Systems of Care: Recommendations From the American Stroke Association's Task Force on the Development of Stroke Systems
Circulation, March 1, 2005; 111(8): 1078 - 1091.
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A. J. Lansky, J. S. Hochman, P. A. Ward, G. S. Mintz, R. Fabunmi, P. B. Berger, G. New, C. L. Grines, C. G. Pietras, M. J. Kern, et al.
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Adjunctive Pharmacotherapy in Women: A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association
Circulation, February 22, 2005; 111(7): 940 - 953.
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P. P. Toth
The "Good Cholesterol": High-Density Lipoprotein
Circulation, February 8, 2005; 111(5): e89 - e91.
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J. H. Mieres, L. J. Shaw, A. Arai, M. J. Budoff, S. D. Flamm, W. G. Hundley, T. H. Marwick, L. Mosca, A. R. Patel, M. A. Quinones, et al.
Role of Noninvasive Testing in the Clinical Evaluation of Women With Suspected Coronary Artery Disease: Consensus Statement From the Cardiac Imaging Committee, Council on Clinical Cardiology, and the Cardiovascular Imaging and Intervention Committee, Council on Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention, American Heart Association
Circulation, February 8, 2005; 111(5): 682 - 696.
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A. K. Jacobs and R. H. Eckel
Evaluating and Managing Cardiovascular Disease in Women: Understanding a Woman's Heart
Circulation, February 1, 2005; 111(4): 383 - 384.
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L. Mosca, N. B. Merz, R. S. Blumenthal, M. J. Cziraky, R. P. Fabunmi, C. Sarawate, K. E. Watson, V. J. Willey, and E. J. Stanek
Opportunity for Intervention to Achieve American Heart Association Guidelines for Optimal Lipid Levels in High-Risk Women in a Managed Care Setting
Circulation, February 1, 2005; 111(4): 488 - 493.
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L. Mosca, A. H. Linfante, E. J. Benjamin, K. Berra, S. N. Hayes, B. W. Walsh, R. P. Fabunmi, J. Kwan, T. Mills, and S. L. Simpson
National Study of Physician Awareness and Adherence to Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Guidelines
Circulation, February 1, 2005; 111(4): 499 - 510.
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R. Bugiardini and C. N. Bairey Merz
Angina With "Normal" Coronary Arteries: A Changing Philosophy
JAMA, January 26, 2005; 293(4): 477 - 484.
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J. Loscalzo, R. O. Bonow, and A. K. Jacobs
Coronary Calcium Screening and the American Heart Association News Embargo
Circulation, December 7, 2004; 110(23): 3504 - 3505.
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E. A. Meagher
Addressing Cardiovascular Disease in Women: Focus on Dyslipidemia
J Am Board Fam Med, November 1, 2004; 17(6): 424 - 437.
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L. M. Brass
Hormone Replacement Therapy and Stroke: Clinical Trials Review
Stroke, November 1, 2004; 35(11_suppl_1): 2644 - 2647.
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P. D. Hurn and R. L. Sacco
Sex, Steroids, and Stroke: Introduction
Stroke, November 1, 2004; 35(11_suppl_1): 2642 - 2643.
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K. K. Birtcher and C. M. Ballantyne
Measurement of Cholesterol: A Patient Perspective
Circulation, September 14, 2004; 110(11): e296 - e297.
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T. R. Wessel, C. B. Arant, M. B. Olson, B. D. Johnson, S. E. Reis, B. L. Sharaf, L. J. Shaw, E. Handberg, G. Sopko, S. F. Kelsey, et al.
Relationship of Physical Fitness vs Body Mass Index With Coronary Artery Disease and Cardiovascular Events in Women
JAMA, September 8, 2004; 292(10): 1179 - 1187.
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B. J. Witt, S. J. Jacobsen, S. A. Weston, J. M. Killian, R. A. Meverden, T. G. Allison, G. S. Reeder, and V.e. L. Roger
Cardiac rehabilitation after myocardial infarction in the community
J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., September 1, 2004; 44(5): 988 - 996.
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N. K. Wenger
Diet and exercise for perimenopausal women: Lifestyle interventions can decrease cardiovascular risk
J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., August 4, 2004; 44(3): 586 - 587.
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Writing Committee Members, E. M. Antman, D. T. Anbe, P. W. Armstrong, E. R. Bates, L. A. Green, M. Hand, J. S. Hochman, H. M. Krumholz, F. G. Kushner, et al.
ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of patients with ST-Elevation myocardial infarction--executive summary: A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on practice guidelines (writing committee to revise the 1999 guidelines for the management of patients with acute myocardial infarction)
J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., August 4, 2004; 44(3): 671 - 719.
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E. M. Antman, D. T. Anbe, P. W. Armstrong, E. R. Bates, L. A. Green, M. Hand, J. S. Hochman, H. M. Krumholz, F. G. Kushner, G. A. Lamas, et al.
ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Management of Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction--Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the 1999 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction)
Circulation, August 3, 2004; 110(5): 588 - 636.
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P. M. Kris-Etherton, A. H. Lichtenstein, B. V. Howard, D. Steinberg, J. L. Witztum, and for the Nutrition Committee of the American Heart
Antioxidant Vitamin Supplements and Cardiovascular Disease
Circulation, August 3, 2004; 110(5): 637 - 641.
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M. C. Carr and J. D. Brunzell
Abdominal Obesity and Dyslipidemia in the Metabolic Syndrome: Importance of Type 2 Diabetes and Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia in Coronary Artery Disease Risk
J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab., June 1, 2004; 89(6): 2601 - 2607.
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S. B. Hulley and D. Grady
The WHI Estrogen-Alone Trial--Do Things Look Any Better?
JAMA, April 14, 2004; 291(14): 1769 - 1771.
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New Guidelines for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Women
Journal Watch Women's Health, April 7, 2004; 2004(407): 4 - 4.
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