Do you know your risk for cardiac disease? Take a closer look at guidelines, tools, and techniques that can assess your own risk and learn the latest on preventing cardiovascular disease. This community lecture at Summit Medical Group offers information regarding cardiac screenings such as cholesterol testing, calcium scoring, stress testing and echocardiograms .
Susan L. Simandl, MD, FACC http://www.summitmedicalgroup.com/doctor/ssimandl/
Suzanne Shugg, BSN, MSN, RN, ACNP, DNP http://www.summitmedicalgroup.com/doctor/sshugg/
7. What is Cardiovascular Disease? Cardiovascular disease (or CVD) includes heart and blood vessel diseases — diseases that affect the circulatory system.
18. Relative Risk of Coronary Events for Smokers Compared to Non-Smokers Quitting can be tough, but there is help!
19. Risk Reduction for CHD Associated with Exercise in Women Physical activity can reduce your risk of heart disease. Check with your doctor prior to starting an exercise program.
20. What is body mass index or BMI? An estimate of body fat based on height and weight
29. Overview of Nutritional Supplements Fiber Reduce LDL cholesterol by 10-18% Omega 3 Reduce Triglycerides by 50% Plant Sterols/Stanols Reduce LDL cholesterol by 10%
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Hinweis der Redaktion
We’re here today to talk about a very important issue — women and heart disease. To be more medically precise, we should say “women and cardiovascular disease.” Cardiovascular diseases are heart and blood vessel diseases — in other words, diseases that affect the circulatory system.