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State of the heart news conference

What: Go Red For Women: State of the Heart news conference

Learn the latest on the state of women and heart disease in this country

Hear the most s recent statistics and survey information on consumer and physician awareness of women and heart disease including: where we are; how far we've come and how far we still need to go

Find out details on two new gender specific scientific statements on treating women with heart disease from the February 1, 2005 women and heart disease themed issue of Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association:

Non-invasive testing addressing underuse of these tests in women

PCI (Percutaneous Coronary Intervention) emphasizing the importance of early diagnosis and referrals for procedures like balloon angioplasty in women

When: Tuesday, February 1, 2005
9:30 10:00 a.m. EST News conference (light breakfast available at 9:00 a.m.)
11:00 12:00 p.m. EST Telephone news conference for off-site media
To participate call: 1-800- 581-5838
Ask for the American Heart Association's Go Red For Women news conference

Where: The New York Marriott East Side, 525 Lexington Avenue (between 48th and 49th Sts.) NYC

Presenters include:

Moderator: Robert H. Eckel, M.D., University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center and president-elect of the American Heart Association

Rose Marie Robertson, MD, American Heart Association, chief science officer

Physician Awareness and Adherence to Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Guidelines in the United States

Lori Mosca, M.D., Ph.D., New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Preventive Cardiology Program

The Role of Non-Invasive Testing in the Clinical Evaluation of Women with Suspected Coronary Artery Disease: American Heart Association Consensus Statement

Jennifer H. Mieres, M.D., North Shore Uni

1-Feb-2005

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