Overview

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the number one cause of death in women in the United States and the developed world.  Improving the cardiovascular health and quality of health care for women requires recognition and understanding of the differences across the woman’s life span, from pathophysiology of coronary artery disease involving sex-specific risk factors to disease presentation of valvular disease and heart failure, to increased long-term major adverse cardiovascular events  from pregnancy complications.

This program is designed to close the knowledge gaps of physicians and all healthcare professionals regarding gender- and sex-specific differences in  CVD, the impact these differences have on treatment options, and the importance of identifying women at risk for CVD, by utilizing the most current evidence-based treatment strategies for optimizing patient-centered care.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe the different manifestations of CVD in women and  sex differences in their response to risk factors and treatments
• Identify nontraditional risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD) in women
• Explore pregnancy-associated conditions that increase future risk of CVD
• Recognize  barriers that contribute to disparity in cardiovascular care and outcomes for women
• Individualize therapy for women with  HFpEF according to evidence-based strategies and patient specific risk factors.