TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - RISK FACTORS FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE A1 - Breathett, Khadijah A1 - Gulati, Martha A2 - Gulati, Martha Y1 - 2016 N1 - T2 - Color Atlas and Synopsis of Women's Cardiovascular Health AB - Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of death in women.1 Identification of risk factors is the first step toward the prevention of CVD. The 2011 Effectiveness-Based Guidelines for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Women classifies a woman's risk status as either high risk, at risk, or ideal cardiovascular health.2 The classic high-risk profile includes the presence of any of the following: clinical CVD, cerebrovascular disease, peripheral arterial disease, abdominal aortic aneurysm, end-stage or chronic kidney disease, diabetes mellitus, or a 10-year Framingham-predicted CVD risk of ≥10%.2 The at-risk profile includes having any of the following: cigarette use, systolic blood pressure (SBP) ≥120 mm Hg, diastolic blood pressure (DBP) ≥80 mm Hg, treatment for hypertension, total cholesterol ≥200 mg/dL, high-density-lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) 20 years with ≥150-min/wk moderate intensity or ≥75 min/wk vigorous intensity exercise2 (see Table 2-1). SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/24 UR - accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1128087593 ER -