title: Primary care for women. Comprehensive cardiovascular assessment.
abstract: This article identifies the tools necessary for basic primary care assessment and evaluation of the cardiovascular system in women. Risk factors and abnormalities associated with cardiovascular problems are discussed. Guidelines are presented that will enable the primary care clinician to determine normal cardiovascular function in women, identify risk factors that indicate the need for preventive care, and discover abnormalities that may require referral and intervention.
authors.affiliation: Oregon Health Sciences University, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Campbell
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control; D002320:Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena; D002319:Cardiovascular System / Q000254:growth & development; D005260:Female; D006326:Heart Auscultation; D006801:Humans; D009721:Nurse Midwives; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control; D011321:Primary Nursing