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EVIDENCE-BASED GUIDELINE

Evidence-based guidelines for cardiovascular disease prevention in women ¹

Expert Panel/Writing Group^*, Lori Mosca, MD, PhD, (Chair), Lawrence J. Appel, MD, Emelia J. Benjamin, MD, Kathy Berra, MSN, ANP^,, Nisha Chandra-Strobos, MD, Rosalind P. Fabunmi, PhD, Deborah Grady, MD, MPH^¶, Constance K. Haan, MD^||||, Sharonne N. Hayes, MD, Debra R. Judelson, MD^#, Nora L. Keenan, PhD, Patrick McBride, MD, MPH, Suzanne Oparil, MD, Pamela Ouyang, MD, Mehmet C. Oz, MD, Michael E. Mendelsohn, MD, Richard C. Pasternak, MD, Vivian W. Pinn, MD, Rose Marie Robertson, MD, Karin Schenck-Gustafsson, MD, PhD, Cathy A. Sila, MD, Sidney C. Smith, Jr, MD^¶¶, George Sopko, MD, MPH, Anne L. Taylor, MD^**, Brian W. Walsh, MD^||, Nanette K. Wenger, MD, Christine L. Williams, MD, MPH

^* Representing the following participating organizations and major cosponsors, USA
American Heart Association, USA
American College of Cardiology, USA
American College of Nurse Practitioners, USA
^|| American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, USA
^¶ American College of Physicians, USA
^# American Medical Women’s Association, USA
^** Association of Black Cardiologists, USA
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, USA
Office of Research on Women’s Health, USA
^|||| Society of Thoracic Surgeons, USA
^¶¶ World Heart Federation, USA

In addition, endorsed by: American Academy of Physician Assistants; American Association for Clinical Chemistry; American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation; American Diabetes Association; American Geriatrics Society; American Society for Preventive Cardiology; American Society of Echocardiography; American Society of Nuclear Cardiology; Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses; Canadian Women’s Health Network; Jacobs Institute for Women’s Health; Black Women’s Health Imperative; National Women’s Health Resource Center; The North American Menopause Society; Partnership for Gender-Specific Medicine; Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association; Sister to Sister: Everyone Has a Heart Foundation, Inc.; Society for Women’s Health Research; Society of Geriatric Cardiology; The Mended Hearts Inc; WomenHeart the National Coalition for Women With Heart Disease; and Women’s Health Research Center.

Key Words: AHA Scientific Statements • prevention • women • cardiovascular diseases • risk factors

Revised Document

Evidence-Based Guidelines for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Women: 2007 Update

Lori Mosca, Carole L. Banka, Emelia J. Benjamin, Kathy Berra, Cheryl Bushnell, Rowena J. Dolor, Theodore G. Ganiats, Antoinette S. Gomes, Heather L. Gornik, Clarissa Gracia, Martha Gulati, Constance K. Haan, Debra R. Judelson, Nora Keenan, Ellie Kelepouris, Erin D. Michos, L. Kristin Newby, Suzanne Oparil, Pamela Ouyang, Mehmet C. Oz, Diana Petitti, Vivian W. Pinn, Rita F. Redberg, Rosalyn Scott, Katherine Sherif, Sidney C. Smith, Jr, George Sopko, Robin H. Steinhorn, Neil J. Stone, Kathryn A. Taubert, Barbara A. Todd, Elaine Urbina, Nanette K. Wenger Expert Panel/Writing Group
J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. 2007 49: 1230-1250. [Full Text] [PDF]

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