American Heart Association Go Red For Women: State of the Heart News Conference

American Heart Association Go Red For Women: 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 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 University Hospital,
Manhasset, New York University



Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Adjunctive Pharmacotherapy in Women: A Statement for Health Care Professionals from the American Heart Association

-- Alexandra J. Lansky, M.D., Columbia University Medical Center,
Cardiovascular Research Foundation

REMINDER: Go Red For Women Roll out the Red Carpet with Toni Braxton
Thursday, February 3, Radio City Music Hall(R)
1260 Avenue of the Americas (6th Avenue, at the corner of 50th)


Join celebrity spokesperson Toni Braxton at a media reception to celebrate the success of the American Heart Association's women and heart disease movement, where larger than life red dress statues inspired by celebrities including Melanie Griffith, Jamie Lee Curtis and Daisy Fuentes will be unveiled as symbols of the real-life fight against heart disease in women.

Time: 4 - 6 p.m. Reception (4 p.m. EST); Presentation (5 p.m. EST); Unveiling of Red Dress Statues begins at 5:30 p.m.

CONTACT: Wynette Randolph, +1-214-706-1173, or Wynette.Randolph@heart.org , or Darcy Spitz, +1-212-878-5940, or Darcy.Spitz@heart.org , both of American Heart Association; or Red Carpet Event Media, Kristen Goldberg, +1-617-227-2111, or kgoldberg@coneinc.com ; or Malinda Mason Miller of American Heart Association, +1-214-706-1644, or Malinda.miller@heart.org .

PRNewswire -- Jan. 25


Source: American Heart Association

Web site: http://www.americanheart.org/


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