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Topic 1 - Coronary Heart Disease in Women
Improving Outcomes Through Better Diagnosis and Treatment
Original Airdate: January 12, 2007
Expiration date: January 2008
Note: This program no longer offers credits but is still available for review.
Estimated time to complete activity: 1 hour
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Purpose
Provide further understanding to physicians involved in the care of women with coronary heart disease (CHD) by exploring current evidence in diagnosis and treatment.
Target Audience
This activity meets the educational needs of physicians involved in the care of women with CHD.
Program Overview
Cardiologists diagnose, treat, and monitor patients with CHD every day, but each case and situation is unique to the circumstance and the patient. Women have different presenting symptoms than men
and often fail to recognize symptoms of CHD. Awareness of new information specific to women has the potential to improve outcomes in women with CHD. This program will be presented by 3 thought
leaders in the field of women's cardiology, who will discuss current diagnosis and treatment, as well as the ways to remove the barriers to improving outcomes in women with CHD.
Educational Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be better able to:
- Review guidelines for coronary prevention in women
- Predict which diagnostic techniques are best suited for women
- Describe the (misnamed) "atypical" presentations of CHD in women
- Understand the data about stable/CHD/angina pectoris in women
- Describe the outcomes of elective revascularization (PCI/CABG) in women
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