Women and Heart Disease

Heart disease is the number one killer of women in
New York State 
Despite strides in raising awareness about this issue, heart disease is still under-recognized, under-treated, and under-diagnosed in women. According to the American Heart Association, coronary heart disease, which causes heart attack, is the single leading cause of death for women across New York and America.  Heart disease killed more than 432,000 US women in 2006—roughly one woman per minute. Women over age 20 have more than a one in three chance of dying from cardiovascular disease.

District II Heart Disease Webcast

Women and Cardiovascular Disease: The Life-Saving Role of Ob-Gyns
Webcast / ACCME-approved [27:22m]

Heart disease is the number one killer of women in New York State. Despite strides in raising awareness about this issue, heart disease is still under-recognized, under-treated, and under-diagnosed in women.  Under the leadership of Chairperson Mary Rosser, MD, FACOG, PhD of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, a multidisciplinary District II task force has developed an ACCME-approved webcast entitled Women and Cardiovascular Disease: The Life-Saving Role of Ob/Gyns. 

Recognizing that heart disease is the number one killer of women in New York State and that women are often unaware of the  threat it poses, ob-gyns play a key role in educating their patients about this issue and providing appropriate care. Watch the webcast today!

ACOG Resources

Tools for Integration Into Practice - Physician Resource Guide
Keeping Your Heart Healthy
Staying Healthy at all Ages

Healthy Woman's Column

February is American Heart Month
ACOG Reminds Women to be Heart Healthy

Other Resources

American Heart Association

This educational project is generously supported by the
Office of Women’s Health in the U.S. Health and Human Services Department.