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Women, Heart Disease, and Stroke Are Focus of International Meeting
Mike Mitka
JAMA. 2000;283:3185-3186.
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Victoria, British Columbia—Fearing that too many people are ignoring a growing epidemic while research lags, health professionals met at the First International Conference on Women, Heart Disease, and Stroke to have their voices heard.
"Although cardiovascular disease has been the leading cause of death in females for decades, it has only been recently that this fact has received the attention and careful research that is required," said Michele Turek, MD, a cardiologist from Ottawa, Ontario. "This comes at a time when there has been an explosion of proven medical therapies and procedures, as well as surgical options, to combat heart disease and stroke."
The conference attracted more than 500 attendees from more than 40 countries. They heard Ruth Bonita, PhD, of the World Health Organization give the keynote address on the global burden and impact of heart disease and stroke on women; learned of the current scientific . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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