Improving Outcomes for Women With Heart Disease: Implications for Nurse Practitioners

Each year the first Friday of February is designated National Wear Red Day ® by the American Heart Association to raise awareness that cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the number cause of death and disability for women.1 Despite the fact that approximately 335,000 women are hospitalized yearly for acute coronary syndrome, the acute manifestation of coronary artery disease (CAD),2 the significance of CVD in women is largely underappreciated. Furthermore, care provided for women with CVD continues to be based heavily on men’s experiences because far fewer women have been enrolled in cardiovascular studies to date.
Source: The Journal for Nurse Practitioners - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Quality Care for Women ’s Health Source Type: research