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To: rharris who wrote (2388)	6/12/1998 3:05:00 PM
From: SnakeInATuxedo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9824

What need they do aside from reading the transcript and satisfying themselves that they did, indeed, say exactly what you aver they said?

To: rharris who wrote (2388)	6/14/1998 6:38:00 AM
From: ISOMAN	Respond to of 9824

article on heart disease Women, Doctors Unaware Of Women's Heart-Disease Risk By Jason Kahn c.1995 Medical Tribune News Service 09/14/1995 16:00 NEW YORK - Heart disease kills more women each year than all cancers combined, yet four out of five women between ages 45 and 75 - and one out of three doctors - do not realize how much the condition threatens women's health, according to a new Gallup survey. But an education campaign sponsored by the American Heart Association is aimed at changing all that, according to women's- health experts involved in the project. At a news conference here Thursday, health experts released highlights from the new survey, and offered tips on how doctors and women can better identify and manage heart disease. The lack of knowledge revealed by the survey is "startling," said Dr. Debra Judelson, a Beverly Hills, Calif., cardiologist and leader of the new education campaign. "But the knowledge gap among physicians is even more disturbing, because these are the people responsible for women's heart-health care," she said. Two out of three primary-care doctors and half of the women surveyed thought risk factors for heart disease are the same in men and women. And 88 percent of doctors and 70 percent of women thought the signs and symptoms of heart disease were similar in both sexes. In reality, some risk factors - such as having diabetes and high levels of fatty triglycerides in the blood - are more significant in women than in men, according to the American Heart Association. Menopause also is a major risk factor that contributes to heart disease in women, according to the association. Symptoms of heart disease are different between the sexes, too. They usually are much more vague in women, commonly consisting of shortness of breath and fatigue, rather than the classic, acute chest pain that tends to occur in men. Misconceptions about heart disease result in some women not receiving appropriate care for this major health threat, Judelson said. Charlotte Libov, author of The Women's Heart Book and a member of the new heart association campaign, agreed, noting that the condition has been the leading killer of women since 1908. Libov, who underwent heart surgery herself, stressed that "women have to take charge of their heart health." To educate doctors, the Women's Heart Health Initiative is sponsoring a satellite workshop Saturday that will be broadcast to more than 450 hospitals nationwide. For women, the campaign will sponsor community-education sessions around the country. For more information on heart disease and women, including questions to ask doctors, warning signs and the latest tests for heart disease, call 1-800-866- 0400. Doctors who would like to read a more in-depth, clinical version of this story should check the Oct. 12 issues of Medical Tribune Internist & Cardiologist, Family Physician and Obstetrician & Gynecologist editions.