The Northeast Pulmonary Teaching Conference

The American Lung Association of Central New York  

Joan Thomas, MD, FACC

            

Joan L. Thomas, MD FACC
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Rochester
Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation and Noninvasive Cardiology at Unity Health System

Cardiovascular Risk Factors and their Management in Women

Objectives: 

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Understand the incidence of cardiovascular disease in the US population

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Understand the historical role and difficulties of the NIH and FDA in funding and demanding critical clinical research to include enough women to draw important conclusions about the incidence and severity of disease

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Which risk factors are most important in women compared with men

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How women differ from men in their presentation and response to treatment of CAD

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Morbidity and mortality of women compared with men after acute MI, following PCI and CABG

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How to increase awareness to women that their risk of CAD is much more significant than all forms of cancer, including breast cancer

Interactive Panel Discussion

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