title: Women's risk factors and screening for coronary heart disease.
abstract: Age, race, poverty, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, obesity, smoking, and sedentary lifestyle are risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD) in women. Menstrual cycle irregularity, preeclampsia, and decreasing levels of sex hormones in postmenopausal women are also implicated. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force does not recommend routine CHD risk stratification using nontraditional markers (e.g., lipoprotein(a), Ankle-Brachial Index [ABI], and inflammatory markers). Nurses should counsel all women regarding lifestyle behaviors to reduce CHD risk.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. cmae@umich.edu
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Arslanian-Engoren
mesh_terms: D000842:Ankle / Q000098:blood supply; D055109:Ankle Brachial Index; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D001916:Brachial Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D015897:Comorbidity; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology; D008019:Life Style; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014932:Women's Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers