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A Change of Heart Guidelines for Women
JAMA, April 4, 2007 vol 297, no. 13Post Date: April 4, 2007
Author: Mike Mitka
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Indeed, 34% of US women are living with the condition, and many more are at risk...
...only 55% knew cardiovascular disease was leading cause of death in women....
The big shift in the rationale for these guidelines is that women perceive themselves at low risk for heart disease, and physicians also think there are at low risk...
And we, as physicians, need to tell patients that the actions that they take in their 20s, 30s and 40s will have a huge effect on their need for medications to prevent heart disease later in life....