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The recommendation of the American Heart Association emphasizes prevention through diet, exercise and weight control By Jenifer Goodwin HealthDay Reporter

According to the American Heart Association, prevent heart attacks and strokes is very similar for men and women. However, there are some small but important differences.

Each year, 55,000 more women than men suffer a stroke in the U.S.. UU. Men are more likely to suffer a heart attack.

A major risk factor for stroke is atrial fibrillation, an abnormal heart rhythm that increases a woman's risk of suffering a stroke five to six times. To prevent stroke, women should make sure you have consulted your doctor and be taking appropriate medication to control atrial fibrillation, according to the guidelines. Women also have unique risk factors that can increase the chances of stroke, as pregnancy, birth control pills and hormone replacement therapy during menopause . Certain pregnancy complications such as preeclampsia (hypertension and proteinuria) early pregnancy, having a baby small for gestational age and gestational diabetes,

relate to future heart problems, something that women and their doctors

not know. " consider pregnancy as a test of physical and metabolic . Complications are like losing the trial," said Dr. Lori Mosca, chair of the committee that wrote the guidelines and director of preventive cardiology at Presbyterian Hospital in New York. " is an early indicator of a problem and there is a common mechanism of pregnancy complications and cardiovascular disease, metabolic and vascular dysfunction. The new guidelines to prevent heart disease in women appear online and in print edition March 21 Circulation.

disease heart is the leading cause of death for women, but only 54 percent of them knew in 2009 , according to background information in the study. Still, this awareness has increased substantially since 1997 when only 30 percent knew that heart disease was not primarily a "male disease," the authors noted.

In addition, rising rates of obesity and diabetes threaten to overwhelm the improvements. Researchers have found that two of every three women over the age of twenty are overweight or obese. In addition, after declining for four decades, death rates from heart disease appear to be increasing among American women between 35 and 54. Black women have been particularly affected by hypertension and heart disease, while Hispanics more than doubled the rates of diabetes compared to non-Hispanic whites (12.7 percent compared to 6.5 by the way). To reduce the risk of heart disease , Women should keep their total cholesterol at 200 mg / dl or less, blood pressure 120/80 mm Hg and have FPG below 100 mg / dl.

Women should maintain a BMI of less than 25 and avoiding smoking, reducing salt, eat plenty of fruits, vegetables and whole grains, and make at least 150 minutes of moderate physical activity per week or 75 minutes of vigorous activity according to the guidelines. Studies have shown that only about four percent of women between 50 and 79 do all these things, and are considered at lower risk of heart disease, 72 percent had "some risk" of illness heart, while 11 percent had a high risk, defined as a probability of 20 percent or more of heart attack or stroke in the next ten years. Among other updates for 2011

guidelines include the following:

Recognition diseases such as lupus and rheumatoid arthritis increase the risk of heart disease in women.

There is little evidence that the use of hormone replacement therapy , antioxidants and folic acid prevent heart disease in women, in addition to evidence of potential harm. There is also insufficient evidence that routine use of low-dose aspirin to prevent heart attacks for women to be effective. scientific evidence on women and heart disease remains limited
. " Women usually are sicker we

are larger and have more comorbidities than those who participate in clinical trials," said Mosca. For example,
women tend to experience more side effects from statins

. "There is enough solid evidence for the use of statins for primary prevention in women," he said. "We want

future trials published
data by sex, not only benefits but also
side effects .
Dr. Annabelle Volgman, medical director of the Rush Heart Center for Women in Chicago, said there is still a long way to go to ensure that women understand the risk of heart disease.
"54 percent of women know the risk, but that means 46 percent of women still do not know which is the leading cause of death " Volgman said. "And while there has been a reduction in death rates from heart disease in women, 're seeing more young women between 35 and 54 who have strokes
.

Pradaxa (dabigatran) is a good alternative to Coumadin (warfarin) to treat atrial fibrillation.

"I have found that women are more reluctant to take drugs men. I always say it's like Prada, but with 'x' at the end, "said Volgman.
More The American Heart Association has more about preventing heart disease in women. Article by HealthDay by HolaDoctor

(SOURCES: Lori Mosca, MD, MPH, Ph.D., chair, writing guidelines Committee, and director, preventive cardiology, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York City, Annabelle Volgman, MD, Medical Director, Rush Heart Center for Women, Chicago, Feb. 15, 2011, Circulation, online) of

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