Cardiovascular

The Cardiovascular toolkit is available here: http://www.newhealth.govt.nz/toolkits/cardiovascular.htm

Here are links to cardiovascular resources:

• New Zealand
• Maori and Pacific
• International
• NZ Links and other resources
  

New Zealand

• Stephens, C., Carryer, J., Budge, R.C. (2001). Decisions About Starting and Ceasing Heart Use: Information Needs of Women. Nursing Praxis in New Zealand, 17 (2), 33-43.
• Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration Group. ‘Determinants of cardiovascular disease in the Asia Pacific region: Protocol for a collaborative overview of cohort studies’. CVD Prevention 2, 281-289, 1999.
• Rodgers, A., Lawes, C., MacMahon, S.1 ‘Reducing the global burden of blood pressure-related cardiovascular disease’. Journal of Hypertension, 18 (suppl 1), S3-S6, 2000.
• Jackson, R.T. ‘Updated New Zealand cardiovascular disease risk-benefit prediction guide’ . BMJ 320, 709, 2000.
• Baker, S.3, Priest, P.1, Jackson, R.T. ‘Using thresholds based on risk of cardiovascular disease to target treatment for hypertension: modelling events averted and number treated’. BMJ 320, 680-683, 2000.
  

Maori and Pacific

• Schaaf, D., Scragg, R., Metcalf, P. ‘Cardiovascular risk factors of Pacific people in a New Zealand multicultural workforce’. NZ Med J 113, 3-5, 2000
• Grant No. 961
  Pilot project for research initiative in Women and Heart Disease, and funding for a Maori investigator and the cost of the data analysis.
  

International

• Circulation: Special Themed Issue on Women and Heart Disease, Feb 1, 2005.
  Contents include: Prospective Study on Usual Dietary Phytoestrogen Intake and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Western Women, Yvonne T. van der Schouw, Sanne Kreijkamp-Kaspers, Petra H.M. Peeters, Lital Keinan-Boker, Eric B. Rimm, and Diederick E. Grobbee; Acute and Reversible Cardiomyopathy Provoked by Stress in Women From the United States, Scott W. Sharkey, John R. Lesser, Andrey G. Zenovich, Martin S. Maron, Jana Lindberg, Terrence F. Longe, and Barry J. Maron; Phobic Anxiety and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease and Sudden Cardiac Death Among Women, Christine M. Albert, Claudia U. Chae, Kathryn M. Rexrode, JoAnn E. Manson, and Ichiro Kawachi; Opportunity for Intervention to Achieve American Heart Association Guidelines for Optimal Lipid Levels in High-Risk Women in a Managed Care Setting, Lori Mosca, Noel Bairey Merz, Roger S. Blumenthal, Mark J. Cziraky, Rosalind P. Fabunmi, Chaitanya Sarawate, Karol E. Watson, Vincent J. Willey, and Eric J. Stanek; Women Have Lower Tonic Autonomic Support of Arterial Blood Pressure and Less Effective Baroreflex Buffering Than Men, Demetra D. Christou, Pamela Parker Jones, Jens Jordan, André Diedrich, David Robertson, and Douglas R. Seals
  See website for more info: http://circ.ahajournals.org/current.shtml#CARDIOVASCULAR_DISEASE_IN_WOMEN
• Angina With "Normal" Coronary Arteries A Changing Philosophy Raffaele Bugiardini, MD; C. Noel Bairey Merz, MD JAMA. 2005;293:477-484,
  Vol. 293 No. 4, January 26, 2005
  Many women with angina are told that they have no significant heart disease following demonstration of normal or near-normal coronary arteries and are offered no specific treatment beyond reassurance
  See JAMA: http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/293/4/477?view=abstractfp=477&vol=293&lookupType=volpage
• Diabetes Dangerous in Women With Heart Disease by Kathleen Doheny, HealthDay Reporter, Sep 08 '04
  Postmenopausal women with heart disease who also have diabetes have triple the risk of heart failure that nondiabetics do, says a new study.
  See: http://www.keepmedia.com/pubs/HealthDay/2004/09/08/574207 for more details
• Expert: Women's Heart Woes Have Stepchild Status by Amanda Gardner, HealthDay Reporter | May 13 '04
  Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women over the age of 45, and yet it ranks low on women's and doctor's perceptions of major health risks.
  "We have made headway in the treatment of cancer, but the death rates for heart disease in women are up while, in men, they are dramatically reduced," said Dr. Norma Keller, chief of cardiology at Bellevue Hospital who was expected to deliver a presentation on the finding Thursday at an American Medical Association (AMA) briefing in New York City. read more at: http://www.keepmedia.com/pubs/HealthDay/2004/05/13/467175
• Call for papers - healthcare disparities in cardiovascular disease and stroke
  The American Heart Association recognizes that the issue of healthcare disparities, especially in the area of cardiovascular disease and stroke, is critical and complex, and requires further investigation. Therefore, Circulation is soliciting manuscripts that would be appropriate for a "themed issue" or supplement devoted to healthcare disparities in cardiovascular disease and stroke. All submitted manuscripts will be subjected to the same high peer review standards of typical submissions to Circulation. Final decisions regarding acceptance will be made by Dr. Loscalzo and the Editorial Board. The guest editor for the themed issue/supplement is Associate Editor, Emelia J. Benjamin, MD, ScM. Circulation's instructions to authors can be found at http://circ.ahajournals.org/misc/ifora.shtml.
  We envision having original research contributions from the fields of basic science, genetics, epidemiology, community intervention, clinical health outcomes, clinical therapeutics, heart failure, and stroke. The supplement will represent a unique opportunity to focus the awareness of the cardiovascular community on the crucial issue of health care disparities. If you do decide to submit a manuscript, please make it clear that your manuscript is to be considered for the Healthcare Disparities themed issue/supplement in your cover letter to the Circulation Editorial Office. Additionally, please select "other" for the manuscript type when you submit your manuscript through the online submission system. The anticipated timeline is as follows:
  Submissions deadline: Friday, October 1, 2004. Anticipated publication date: March 1, 2005
  For more information etc, please contact Karen Barry, Managing Editor, Circulation, (kabarry@bu.edu) or Emelia J. Benjamin, MD, ScM (emelia@bu.edu).
• The Gender Differences of Heart Disease February 21, 2004 (HealthDayNews) Fatigue, shortness of breath can presage a heart attack in women February 21, 2004 (HealthDayNews) For all the myriad differences between men and women, the gravest seems to be the divergence in how the genders experience heart problems -- specifically, heart attacks.Visit http://www.keepmedia.com/pubs/HealthDay/2003/12/16/406903?extID=10032&oliID=213 to read more.
• National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion - WISEWOMAN - well integrated Screening for Women across the Nation - To provide low-income, under- or uninsured 40- to 64-year-old women with the knowledge, skills, and opportunities to improve diet, physical activity, and other lifestyle behaviors to prevent, delay and control cardiovascular and other chronic diseases.See site at: http://www.cdc.gov/wisewoman/
• Women's Health: State by State, From Heart Disease Prevention to Mental Health, States Fall Short in Many Areas September 30, 2003 (WebMD Medical News) Most states -- and the country overall -- are failing to meet goals for improving women's health. But some states are doing better than others.
  Visit http://www.womens-health.org/0javascripts/homenav.htm?/sbb/news.htm to read more.
• Irregular Heart Beat Danger Less for Men September 1, 2003 (Newsday.com)
  An irregular heart beat is more common among men but much more hazardous when it occurs in women, according to the first major study to examine gender differences in the ailment. Visit http://www.heart1.com/news/mainstory.cfm/144/1 to read more.
• Lack of Studies on Women Limits Usefulness of Research on Coronary Heart Disease Press Release
  Date: July 10, 2003
  Although coronary heart disease (CHD) is the cause of more than 250,000 deaths in women each year, much of the research in the last 20 years on the diagnosis and treatment of CHD has either excluded women entirely or included only limited numbers of women and minorities. As a result, many of the tests and therapies that are used to treat women for CHD are based on studies conducted predominantly in men. See more at: http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2003/chdwmpr.htm
• Women Worry More After Heart Attack International study found gender difference existed in several countries
  FRIDAY, Aug. 15 (HealthDayNews) -- Women suffer greater anxiety after a heart attack than men do, says an international study. - more at: http://www.hon.ch/News/HSN/514557.html
• New papers on the societal determinants of heart disease are available from: York University Research dept
  

NZ Links and other resources

• All available on line from the New Zealand Guidelines Group here
  A Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: health professionals guide. Source: National Heart Foundation of New Zealand (NHF) Date Published: 1-Dec-01
  Assessment and Management of Cardiovascular Risk. Source: New Zealand Guidelines Group (NZGG) Date Published: 8-Dec-03 4
  Cardiac Rehabilitation. Source: New Zealand Guidelines Group (NZGG) Date Published: 1-Aug-02
• What is the value of a family history of premature cardiovascular disease in predicting increased risk of cardiovascular disease? NZHTA Evidence Tables 2003, January. [word7 (402 KB) PDF 833 KB]
• Day P. In adults without clinical cardiovascular disease what is the dose, intensity and type of physical activity required to produce an effect on the risk factors of blood pressure, lipid profiles and weight? NZHTA Evidence Tables 2003, January [word7 (322 KB) PDF 749 KB]
• Grant No. 961
  Pilot project for research initiative in Women and Heart Disease, and funding for a Maori investigator and the cost of the data analysis.
  Ms Cheryl Campbell This study explored recognition of heart attack symptoms and delay seeking appropriate care with particular reference to women and Maori. The researchers interviewed thirty-five people aged between 45 and 85 years with a high risk of a heart attack and hospital admissions for heart attacks. Reasons for delay common to Maori and non-Maori were: not recognising symptoms, initial misdiagnosis and differences in symptom descriptions between participants and doctors. Non-Maori people's reasons for delay were: lack of knowledge, and consulting clinics. Some women reported that uncommon symptoms were disregarded. Maori reasons for delay were: more emphasis on consulting family and minimising symptoms.
• Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
  

From Women's Health Action publications

• WHIS pamphlet: Heart Health for women at mid-life and after - a guide to understanding and preventing cardiovascular disease
• WHIS pamphlet: Move it or Lose it - A guide to exercise for women at mid-life and after
• WHIS Information Pack: Mid-life Resource Pack
• The Way to Women's Hearts - background papers from a Seminar of the same name held in 1999
• Hearts not helped by HRT - WHU July 2002
• Oestrogen does not prevent strokes - WHW Dec 2001
• Depressed women more likely to have heart disease - WHW June 2000
• Exercise and heart disease - WHU Jan 2000
• Group to study women and heart disease - WHU Jan 2000
• Women more prone to early death after heart attacks - WHW Sept 1999
• Passive smoking increases stroke risk - WHW Sept 1999
• Women with heart failure survive longer than men - WHW July 1999
• Hormones, hearts and herbals - WHU Nov 1998s
• Getting to the heart of the matter: women and cardiovascular disease - WHU Oct 1997
• Low birth weight and heart disease - WHW Nov 1997
• Exercise and live longer - WHW July 1997