New Guidelines on the Prevention of Heart Disease in Women: The Heart Truth
CME/CE
CME/CE Released: 11/08/2011; Valid for credit through 11/08/2012
This CME activity is based on Professional Education materials for Effectiveness-Based Guidelines for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Women that were updated in 2011 to reflect new guidelines issued by the American Heart Association.
Goal
To improve prevention and treatment of heart disease in women.
All sections of this activity are required for credit.
- Module 1: An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth a Pound of Cure—Strategies for Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment in Women [http://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/744552]
- Module 2: Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease for Women with Multiple Risk Factors [http://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/744553]
- Module 3: Risk Reduction for Women with Known Coronary Heart Disease [http://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/744554]
- Module 4: Diagnosing Heart Disease in Women Can Be a Pain in the Neck! [http://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/744556]
Related Resources—New Guidelines on the Prevention of Heart Disease in Women: The Heart Truth http://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/744557
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Identify risk factors for coronary heart disease in women.
- Evaluate female patients for coronary heart disease risk.
- Apply preventive guidelines for women patients at risk for coronary heart disease, including lifestyle and pharmacological approaches.
- 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.
- Modify risk reduction recommendations for women of reproductive potential.
- Identify and modify risk factors for female patients with established coronary heart disease.
- Educate patients about warning signs of stroke and heart attack.
- Recognize variations in coronary heart disease symptom presentation in women.
- Describe the limitations of noninvasive testing in women.
Credits Available
Physicians– maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
Nurses– 1.00 ANCC Contact Hour(s)
All other healthcare professionals completing continuing education credit for this activity will be issued a certificate of participation. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Accreditation Statements
This Activity is supported by funding from US Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women’s Health.
There are no fees for participating in or receiving credit for this online educational activity. For information on applicability and acceptance of continuing education credit for this activity, please consult your professional licensing board. This activity is designed to be completed within the time designated on the title page; physicians should claim only those credits that reflect the time actually spent in the activity. To successfully earn credit, participants must complete the activity online during the valid credit period that is noted on the title page.
Authors
Susan Bennett, MD George Washington University Hospital, Washington, DC Disclosure: No relevant financial relationships identified upon disclosure.
Kara Briseno, CHES Senior Strategist; Spirit Health Group, HeartCaring, Boca Raton, Florida Disclosure: No relevant financial relationships identified upon disclosure.
Susan Campbell Director of Public Policy, WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease, Washington, DC Disclosure: No relevant financial relationships made upon disclosure.
Janet Chapin, RN, MPH Director, Division of Women’s Health Issues; American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Washington, DC Disclosure: No relevant financial relationships made upon disclosure.
Pamela Charney, MD, FACP Professor of Clinical Medicine; Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Weill-Cornell Medical College, New York, NY Disclosure: No relevant financial relationships made upon disclosure.
Nakela Cook, MD, MPH Clinical Medical Officer, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland Disclosure: No relevant financial relationships made upon disclosure.
Deborah Ehrenthal, MD Medical Director, Women’s Health Programs in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Christiana Care Health System; Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University College of Medicine, Wilmington,
This article is part of a CME/CE certified activity. The complete activity is available at: http://www.medscape.org/viewprogram/32051
Related Resources—New Guidelines on the Prevention of Heart Disease in Women: The Heart Truth
CME/CE
Susan Bennett, MD; Kara Briseno, CHES; Susan Campbell; Janet Chapin, RN, MPH; Pamela Charney, MD, FACP; Nakela Cook, MD, MPH; Deborah Ehrenthal, MD; Denise Ernst, PhD; JoAnne Foody, MD, FACC, FAHA; Suzanne G. Haynes, PhD; Jeanne Hitch, MEd, MA, LPC; Andrea Johnson; Sue Koob, MPA; Daisy F. Lazarous, MD, FACC; Jannet F. Lewis, MD; D. Richard Mauery, MS, MPH; Kendra May; Robert J. McNellis, MPH, PA; Erin Donnelly Michos, MD, MHS; Mary F. Mitchell; Ana E. Núñez, MD; Laura Pavlik;Thomas A. Pearson, MD, MPH, PhD; Ileana L. Piña, MD; Janet Pregler, MD; Joel Ranck, MBA; Mary Ellen Roberts, MSN, RN; Catherine Ruhl, CNM, MS; Vickie Sears, MS, RN, CCRN, CPHQ; Sonia Skarlatos, PhD; Lisa M. Tate; Ann M. Taubenheim, PhD, MSN; Susan F. Wood, PhD; Janet S. Wright, MD, FACC; Herbert F. Young, MD, MA, FAAFP Original module concept by: Kate Cronin, MPH; Karen Freund, MD, MPHP; Gina Gilliland, RNC; Mandy Herleth; Gloria Sarto, MD, PhD, Margaret R. Seaver, MD, MPH; Bonnie J. Sherman, PhD; Justina A. Trott, MD
Posted: 11/08/2011
The Heart TruthCampaign of the NHLBI
The Heart TruthProfessional Education Campaign Website
www.womenshealth.gov/hearttruth
Information on women and heart disease for medical professionals, developed from evidence-based guidelines on the prevention of cardiovascular disease in women endorsed by the AHA and the NHLBI. These include:
- Links to guidelines information and resources for clinical decision making, including those listed in this document
- Links to educational materials for patients
- Links to a Web-based continuing medical education program accessible without charge on Medscape®
Resources for educators, including:
- Pre-prepared slides and educational presentations on women and heart disease, suitable for audiences of practicing physicians and other medical professionals
- Problem-based learning and standardized patient cases for use in training medical students, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants
PowerPoint Presentations:
Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Women: Update on the 2011 American Heart Association Guidelines (2.17 MB) http://www.womenshealth.gov/heart-truth/heart-truth-docs/CVD Prevention/Revised Prevention 100311.pptx
Cardiovascular Disease Prevention & Treatment in Women: Update on the 2011 American Heart Association Guidelines (1.88 MB) http://www.womenshealth.gov/heart-truth/heart-truth-docs/CVD Prevention and Treatment/Prevention & Treatment 100311.pptx
Cardiovascular Disease Prevention & Advanced Treatment in Women: Update on the 2011 American Heart Association Guidelines (1.89 MB) http://www.womenshealth.gov/heart-truth/heart-truth-docs/CVD Prevention and Advanced Treatment/Prev and Advanced Treatment 100311.pptx
2011 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Women: For Obstetrician-Gynecologists and Other Reproductive Health Professionals (1.95 MB) http://www.womenshealth.gov/heart-truth/heart-truth-docs/OBGYN/OBGYN 100311.pptx
Brief Interventions for Behavior Change for Women at Risk for Heart Disease, Including Motivational Interviewing
For PC (24 MB): http://www.womenshealth.gov/heart-truth/heart-truth-docs/Brief Interventions/Brief Interventions 100311 PC compressed 111811.pptx
For MAC (26 MB):http://www.womenshealth.gov/heart-truth/heart-truth-docs/Brief Interventions/Brief Interventions 100311 MAC Compressed.pptx
Internet Resources for the Prevention of Heart Disease in Women
Effectiveness-Based Guidelines for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Women
http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/CIR.0b013e31820faaf8
General Cardiovascular Disease (10-year risk)
www.framinghamheartstudy.org/risk/gencardio.html#
Calculate risk score using lipids or BMI.
Absolute CHD Risk Calculator:
http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/atpiii/calculator.asp?usertype=prof
This tool, made available by NHLBI, allows the user to calculate Framingham risk scores based on individual patient data.
Third Report of the Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III)
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/cholesterol
Clinical Guidelines on Obesity Treatment
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/ob_home.htm
Comprehensive guidelines for the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of hypertension. Downloadable in PDF format.
DASH Eating Plan for the Treatment of Hypertension
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/hbp/dash
A downloadable PDF file of patient education materials about the DASH eating plan for the treatment of hypertension.
Management of Risks of Increasing Omega-3 Fatty Acids in the Diet
www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/admehg3.html
Information from the FDA about mercury levels in fish.
Diagnosis and Treatment of Diabetes
The American Diabetes Association has guidelines on the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of diabetes. These are available for download in PDF format.
JNC 7 Report on Hypertension
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/hypertension
Comprehensive guidelines for the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of hypertension. Downloadable in PDF format.
Smoking Cessation
www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco/treating_tobacco_use.pdf
Clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of tobacco dependence, downloadable in PDF format.
This article is part of a CME/CE certified activity. The complete activity is available at: http://www.medscape.org/viewprogram/32051
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Contents of New Guidelines on the Prevention of Heart Disease in Women: The Heart Truth [http://www.medscape.org/viewprogram/32051]
