Promoting Risk Identification and Reduction of Cardiovascular Disease in Women Through Collaboration With Obstetricians and Gynecologists

- The majority of women consider their Obstetrician/Gynecologist (OB/GYN) as their primary care physician, especially during childbearing years. Annual well woman visits provide the perfect opportunity to evaluate a woman’s cardiovascular risks.
- Partnerships among healthcare providers with Obstetricians and Gynecologists are important to optimize early identification and modification of risk factors that may cause health issues in the future.
- This advisory discusses important prevention and management ideas across the lifespan of women, acknowledging that an OB/GYN can have a powerful impact in the lives of maintaining health in women.
Supporting Materials
- Top Ten Things to Know: Promoting Risk Identification and Reduction of Cardiovascular Disease in Women Through Collaboration With Obstetricians and Gynecologists (PDF)
- AHA News: OB-GYNs, cardiologists join to fight the No. 1 killer of women
- News Release: Annual well woman visit to the OB/GYN can keep your heart healthy
Recommended
- 2017 ACC/AHA/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/AGS/APhA/ASH/ASPC/NMA/PCNA Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults
- Preventing and Experiencing Ischemic Heart Disease as a Woman: State of the Science
- Acute Myocardial Infarction in Women
- Guidelines for the Prevention of Stroke in Women: A Statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
- Fifteen-Year Trends in Awareness of Heart Disease in Women
- Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2018 Update