HowtoDevelopaWomen’sCVDHealthProjectinWesternCountries:ProspectsandActualityTheProblem:IncidenceTwoDiseasesandTheirTollWhatCanWeDo?USAOrganizations:NHLBIAHAACCSistertoSisterVHAWomen’sHeartAdvantageProgramWomenHeartWomen’sCVDHealthProjectNationalHeart,LungandBloodInstitute(NHLBI):TheHeartTruthRedDressCollection(2001,2004,2007)WomenandCVD:MakinganImpactWomen’sCVDHealthProjectHeartRiskAssessmentCVDRiskAssessmentHowCanIKnowMyHeartDiseaseRisk?Women’sCVDHealthProjectTopFiveElementsMortalityforWomenandMenPost-AMI*andAfterAdjustmentbyRiskScore†WomenhavehigherCHDmortalityACC/AHAPocketGuidelinesGenderDifferencesinEDCareforCVSymptoms:WomenreceivelessassessmentforCVsymptomsProportionalEffectsofTreatmentStrategiesonMortalityDemographicsLipidRxatDischargeOverall31.7%Male34.8%Female26.8%Non-Black31.9%Black28.9%ExampleofMyocardialInfarctionAutomatedOrdersOptimizingPhysicianCVDManagementOldBoysClub-12%ofUScardiologistsarewomenChampionscanbemenwhoareinterestedinqualityWomen’sCVDHealthProjectNYTimesJACHOAMICoreMeasuresCommunityAwareness&RiskFactorMeasuresJointheCSMCWomen’sHealthResearchRegistry:ImproveWomen’sHealthforYourselfandOurDaughtersCVDdiseasemortalitytrends(US:1979-2004).Source:NCHSandNHLBI(2008).Summary:HowtoDevelopaWomen’sCVDHealthProjectinWesternCountries