Pass this one to someone you know...

[Guest guest]

Sorry folks... I messed up. Vickie already sent this to the group and

I meant to send this out to my PF group and not this group. I've got

to watch my fingers a little more.....

Vicki

[Guest guest]

I've heard of taking 1 asperin a day to prevent heart problems. Could I

start doing this without consulting my Dr. or should I run it past her? Is

this the appropriate doseage to take? Does it interfere with Coumadin?

Thanks.

Dawn

PS.....My mother died of massive hardening of the arteries when she was only

45 yrs. old and had been having chest pain. Nothing was done to look into

the reason why she was having chest pains.

anzavic@... wrote:

> This is very interesting and please pass this on to someone you know

> that might have heart disease. In the past years all heart and stroke

> studies have been done on men. It's only been in the last couple of

> years that doctors have realized that women have heart attacks and

> strokes much differently then men do. For women we might have jaw or

> back pain and could be having a heart attack or stroke. So, it's

> important to press the issue to find out what's wrong....... make that

> doctor listen to you.

>

> PHILADELPHIA (Jan. 20) - A new study adds to the evidence that many

> women who suffer heart attacks are not getting adequate treatment.

>

> The study found that doctors often fail to prescribe aspirin, beta

> blockers and cholesterol-lowering drugs to these women, even though the

> medications have been shown to prevent further heart attacks or other

> heart trouble.

>

> The researchers did not look at how often these drugs were offered to

> men. But other studies have shown that men and women alike are

> undertreated for heart disease, and women are treated even less

> aggressively than men.

>

> ``Doctors in our society just aren´t good with prevention

> efforts,´´ said study co-author Dr. Shlipak of the

> University of California at San Francisco.

>

> Shlipak said there could be a number of reasons for the findings. There

> is a lingering myth that heart disease is primarily a man's disease, he

> said. Moreover, both doctors and patients fear the side effects of some

> preventive drugs, he said.

>

> The study, in Tuesday's ls of Internal Medicine, involved 2,763

> postmenopausal women with heart disease. All had suffered heart attacks

> or chest pain caused by blocked arteries, or had undergone bypass

> surgery or angioplasty.

>

> Researchers found that beta blockers, which slow the heart rate, were

> used by only a third of the women who should have been taking them. Only

> half the women who qualified for cholesterol-lowering drugs took them.

> Even aspirin was underused: Though all of the heart attack survivors in

> the study should have been taking it, only 80 percent did.

>

> The research highlights ``a terrible discrepancy between what we know

> and how we treat our sisters and mothers,´´

>

> Drs. and Suzanne Oparil of the University of Alabama at

> Birmingham said in an accompanying editorial. ``This report confirms

> previous evidence that women with (heart disease) are being undertreated

> in the United States.´´

>

> Dr. Naveed Malik, a cardiologist at the Ochsner Clinic Foundation in New

> Orleans, said heart disease often goes undetected in women in the first

> place. For example, a woman complaining of chest pain might be diagnosed

> with heartburn.

>

> ``But similar symptoms in men might prompt (doctors) to think about

> coronary artery disease first,´´ said Malik, who was not connected

> with the study.

>

> Dr. C. Herrmann, a cardiologist at the University of Pennsylvania

> Medical Center, said both men and women are being undertreated for heart

> disease.

>

> ``I think this should serve as a wake-up call to physicians and patients

> that they need to more aggressively use appropriate drugs like aspirin,

> beta blockers and ACE inhibitors in women with heart disease,´´ he

> said.

>

> The findings were extracted from a 1993-98 study of the effects of

> hormone supplements on the heart. That study was funded by Wyeth-Ayerst

> Laboratories, maker of the best-selling hormone brands. Last July, a

> landmark study declared that the increased risk of heart disease and

> breast cancer from using hormones far outweighs any health benefits.

> 01/20/03 17:37 EST

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I've heard of taking 1 asperin a day to prevent heart problems. Could I

start doing this without consulting my Dr. or should I run it past her? Is

this the appropriate doseage to take? Does it interfere with Coumadin?

Thanks.

Dawn

PS.....My mother died of massive hardening of the arteries when she was only

45 yrs. old and had been having chest pain. Nothing was done to look into

the reason why she was having chest pains.

anzavic@... wrote:

> This is very interesting and please pass this on to someone you know

> that might have heart disease. In the past years all heart and stroke

> studies have been done on men. It's only been in the last couple of

> years that doctors have realized that women have heart attacks and

> strokes much differently then men do. For women we might have jaw or

> back pain and could be having a heart attack or stroke. So, it's

> important to press the issue to find out what's wrong....... make that

> doctor listen to you.

>

> PHILADELPHIA (Jan. 20) - A new study adds to the evidence that many

> women who suffer heart attacks are not getting adequate treatment.

>

> The study found that doctors often fail to prescribe aspirin, beta

> blockers and cholesterol-lowering drugs to these women, even though the

> medications have been shown to prevent further heart attacks or other

> heart trouble.

>

> The researchers did not look at how often these drugs were offered to

> men. But other studies have shown that men and women alike are

> undertreated for heart disease, and women are treated even less

> aggressively than men.

>

> ``Doctors in our society just aren´t good with prevention

> efforts,´´ said study co-author Dr. Shlipak of the

> University of California at San Francisco.

>

> Shlipak said there could be a number of reasons for the findings. There

> is a lingering myth that heart disease is primarily a man's disease, he

> said. Moreover, both doctors and patients fear the side effects of some

> preventive drugs, he said.

>

> The study, in Tuesday's ls of Internal Medicine, involved 2,763

> postmenopausal women with heart disease. All had suffered heart attacks

> or chest pain caused by blocked arteries, or had undergone bypass

> surgery or angioplasty.

>

> Researchers found that beta blockers, which slow the heart rate, were

> used by only a third of the women who should have been taking them. Only

> half the women who qualified for cholesterol-lowering drugs took them.

> Even aspirin was underused: Though all of the heart attack survivors in

> the study should have been taking it, only 80 percent did.

>

> The research highlights ``a terrible discrepancy between what we know

> and how we treat our sisters and mothers,´´

>

> Drs. and Suzanne Oparil of the University of Alabama at

> Birmingham said in an accompanying editorial. ``This report confirms

> previous evidence that women with (heart disease) are being undertreated

> in the United States.´´

>

> Dr. Naveed Malik, a cardiologist at the Ochsner Clinic Foundation in New

> Orleans, said heart disease often goes undetected in women in the first

> place. For example, a woman complaining of chest pain might be diagnosed

> with heartburn.

>

> ``But similar symptoms in men might prompt (doctors) to think about

> coronary artery disease first,´´ said Malik, who was not connected

> with the study.

>

> Dr. C. Herrmann, a cardiologist at the University of Pennsylvania

> Medical Center, said both men and women are being undertreated for heart

> disease.

>

> ``I think this should serve as a wake-up call to physicians and patients

> that they need to more aggressively use appropriate drugs like aspirin,

> beta blockers and ACE inhibitors in women with heart disease,´´ he

> said.

>

> The findings were extracted from a 1993-98 study of the effects of

> hormone supplements on the heart. That study was funded by Wyeth-Ayerst

> Laboratories, maker of the best-selling hormone brands. Last July, a

> landmark study declared that the increased risk of heart disease and

> breast cancer from using hormones far outweighs any health benefits.

> 01/20/03 17:37 EST

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I've heard of taking 1 asperin a day to prevent heart problems. Could I

start doing this without consulting my Dr. or should I run it past her? Is

this the appropriate doseage to take? Does it interfere with Coumadin?

Thanks.

Dawn

PS.....My mother died of massive hardening of the arteries when she was only

45 yrs. old and had been having chest pain. Nothing was done to look into

the reason why she was having chest pains.

anzavic@... wrote:

> This is very interesting and please pass this on to someone you know

> that might have heart disease. In the past years all heart and stroke

> studies have been done on men. It's only been in the last couple of

> years that doctors have realized that women have heart attacks and

> strokes much differently then men do. For women we might have jaw or

> back pain and could be having a heart attack or stroke. So, it's

> important to press the issue to find out what's wrong....... make that

> doctor listen to you.

>

> PHILADELPHIA (Jan. 20) - A new study adds to the evidence that many

> women who suffer heart attacks are not getting adequate treatment.

>

> The study found that doctors often fail to prescribe aspirin, beta

> blockers and cholesterol-lowering drugs to these women, even though the

> medications have been shown to prevent further heart attacks or other

> heart trouble.

>

> The researchers did not look at how often these drugs were offered to

> men. But other studies have shown that men and women alike are

> undertreated for heart disease, and women are treated even less

> aggressively than men.

>

> ``Doctors in our society just aren´t good with prevention

> efforts,´´ said study co-author Dr. Shlipak of the

> University of California at San Francisco.

>

> Shlipak said there could be a number of reasons for the findings. There

> is a lingering myth that heart disease is primarily a man's disease, he

> said. Moreover, both doctors and patients fear the side effects of some

> preventive drugs, he said.

>

> The study, in Tuesday's ls of Internal Medicine, involved 2,763

> postmenopausal women with heart disease. All had suffered heart attacks

> or chest pain caused by blocked arteries, or had undergone bypass

> surgery or angioplasty.

>

> Researchers found that beta blockers, which slow the heart rate, were

> used by only a third of the women who should have been taking them. Only

> half the women who qualified for cholesterol-lowering drugs took them.

> Even aspirin was underused: Though all of the heart attack survivors in

> the study should have been taking it, only 80 percent did.

>

> The research highlights ``a terrible discrepancy between what we know

> and how we treat our sisters and mothers,´´

>

> Drs. and Suzanne Oparil of the University of Alabama at

> Birmingham said in an accompanying editorial. ``This report confirms

> previous evidence that women with (heart disease) are being undertreated

> in the United States.´´

>

> Dr. Naveed Malik, a cardiologist at the Ochsner Clinic Foundation in New

> Orleans, said heart disease often goes undetected in women in the first

> place. For example, a woman complaining of chest pain might be diagnosed

> with heartburn.

>

> ``But similar symptoms in men might prompt (doctors) to think about

> coronary artery disease first,´´ said Malik, who was not connected

> with the study.

>

> Dr. C. Herrmann, a cardiologist at the University of Pennsylvania

> Medical Center, said both men and women are being undertreated for heart

> disease.

>

> ``I think this should serve as a wake-up call to physicians and patients

> that they need to more aggressively use appropriate drugs like aspirin,

> beta blockers and ACE inhibitors in women with heart disease,´´ he

> said.

>

> The findings were extracted from a 1993-98 study of the effects of

> hormone supplements on the heart. That study was funded by Wyeth-Ayerst

> Laboratories, maker of the best-selling hormone brands. Last July, a

> landmark study declared that the increased risk of heart disease and

> breast cancer from using hormones far outweighs any health benefits.

> 01/20/03 17:37 EST

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Dawn.

One of the things that aspirin does is to " thin " the blood. This may

be why it helps prevent heart attacks in some -- it can prevent

clotting and coagulation. But it can also lead to internal bleeding

and ulcers in certain groups of people.

You are one of the people potentially at risk, because of your

clotting problems and your being on coumadine.

Before you do anything like this, you should certainly speak to your

doctors.

Keep warm.

Mike B

>

> > This is very interesting and please pass this on to someone you

know

> > that might have heart disease. In the past years all heart and

stroke

> > studies have been done on men. It's only been in the last

couple of

> > years that doctors have realized that women have heart attacks and

> > strokes much differently then men do. For women we might have

jaw or

> > back pain and could be having a heart attack or stroke. So, it's

> > important to press the issue to find out what's wrong....... make

that

> > doctor listen to you.

> >

> > PHILADELPHIA (Jan. 20) - A new study adds to the evidence that

many

> > women who suffer heart attacks are not getting adequate treatment.

> >

> > The study found that doctors often fail to prescribe aspirin, beta

> > blockers and cholesterol-lowering drugs to these women, even

though the

> > medications have been shown to prevent further heart attacks or

other

> > heart trouble.

> >

> > The researchers did not look at how often these drugs were

offered to

> > men. But other studies have shown that men and women alike are

> > undertreated for heart disease, and women are treated even less

> > aggressively than men.

> >

> > ``Doctors in our society just aren´t good with prevention

> > efforts,´´ said study co-author Dr. Shlipak of the

> > University of California at San Francisco.

> >

> > Shlipak said there could be a number of reasons for the findings.

There

> > is a lingering myth that heart disease is primarily a man's

disease, he

> > said. Moreover, both doctors and patients fear the side effects

of some

> > preventive drugs, he said.

> >

> > The study, in Tuesday's ls of Internal Medicine, involved

2,763

> > postmenopausal women with heart disease. All had suffered heart

attacks

> > or chest pain caused by blocked arteries, or had undergone bypass

> > surgery or angioplasty.

> >

> > Researchers found that beta blockers, which slow the heart rate,

were

> > used by only a third of the women who should have been taking

them. Only

> > half the women who qualified for cholesterol-lowering drugs took

them.

> > Even aspirin was underused: Though all of the heart attack

survivors in

> > the study should have been taking it, only 80 percent did.

> >

> > The research highlights ``a terrible discrepancy between what we

know

> > and how we treat our sisters and mothers,´´

> >

> > Drs. and Suzanne Oparil of the University of

Alabama at

> > Birmingham said in an accompanying editorial. ``This report

confirms

> > previous evidence that women with (heart disease) are being

undertreated

> > in the United States.´´

> >

> > Dr. Naveed Malik, a cardiologist at the Ochsner Clinic Foundation

in New

> > Orleans, said heart disease often goes undetected in women in the

first

> > place. For example, a woman complaining of chest pain might be

diagnosed

> > with heartburn.

> >

> > ``But similar symptoms in men might prompt (doctors) to think

about

> > coronary artery disease first,´´ said Malik, who was not connected

> > with the study.

> >

> > Dr. C. Herrmann, a cardiologist at the University of

Pennsylvania

> > Medical Center, said both men and women are being undertreated

for heart

> > disease.

> >

> > ``I think this should serve as a wake-up call to physicians and

patients

> > that they need to more aggressively use appropriate drugs like

aspirin,

> > beta blockers and ACE inhibitors in women with heart disease,´´ he

> > said.

> >

> > The findings were extracted from a 1993-98 study of the effects of

> > hormone supplements on the heart. That study was funded by Wyeth-

Ayerst

> > Laboratories, maker of the best-selling hormone brands. Last

July, a

> > landmark study declared that the increased risk of heart disease

and

> > breast cancer from using hormones far outweighs any health

benefits.

> > 01/20/03 17:37 EST

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Hi Dawn.

One of the things that aspirin does is to " thin " the blood. This may

be why it helps prevent heart attacks in some -- it can prevent

clotting and coagulation. But it can also lead to internal bleeding

and ulcers in certain groups of people.

You are one of the people potentially at risk, because of your

clotting problems and your being on coumadine.

Before you do anything like this, you should certainly speak to your

doctors.

Keep warm.

Mike B

>

> > This is very interesting and please pass this on to someone you

know

> > that might have heart disease. In the past years all heart and

stroke

> > studies have been done on men. It's only been in the last

couple of

> > years that doctors have realized that women have heart attacks and

> > strokes much differently then men do. For women we might have

jaw or

> > back pain and could be having a heart attack or stroke. So, it's

> > important to press the issue to find out what's wrong....... make

that

> > doctor listen to you.

> >

> > PHILADELPHIA (Jan. 20) - A new study adds to the evidence that

many

> > women who suffer heart attacks are not getting adequate treatment.

> >

> > The study found that doctors often fail to prescribe aspirin, beta

> > blockers and cholesterol-lowering drugs to these women, even

though the

> > medications have been shown to prevent further heart attacks or

other

> > heart trouble.

> >

> > The researchers did not look at how often these drugs were

offered to

> > men. But other studies have shown that men and women alike are

> > undertreated for heart disease, and women are treated even less

> > aggressively than men.

> >

> > ``Doctors in our society just aren´t good with prevention

> > efforts,´´ said study co-author Dr. Shlipak of the

> > University of California at San Francisco.

> >

> > Shlipak said there could be a number of reasons for the findings.

There

> > is a lingering myth that heart disease is primarily a man's

disease, he

> > said. Moreover, both doctors and patients fear the side effects

of some

> > preventive drugs, he said.

> >

> > The study, in Tuesday's ls of Internal Medicine, involved

2,763

> > postmenopausal women with heart disease. All had suffered heart

attacks

> > or chest pain caused by blocked arteries, or had undergone bypass

> > surgery or angioplasty.

> >

> > Researchers found that beta blockers, which slow the heart rate,

were

> > used by only a third of the women who should have been taking

them. Only

> > half the women who qualified for cholesterol-lowering drugs took

them.

> > Even aspirin was underused: Though all of the heart attack

survivors in

> > the study should have been taking it, only 80 percent did.

> >

> > The research highlights ``a terrible discrepancy between what we

know

> > and how we treat our sisters and mothers,´´

> >

> > Drs. and Suzanne Oparil of the University of

Alabama at

> > Birmingham said in an accompanying editorial. ``This report

confirms

> > previous evidence that women with (heart disease) are being

undertreated

> > in the United States.´´

> >

> > Dr. Naveed Malik, a cardiologist at the Ochsner Clinic Foundation

in New

> > Orleans, said heart disease often goes undetected in women in the

first

> > place. For example, a woman complaining of chest pain might be

diagnosed

> > with heartburn.

> >

> > ``But similar symptoms in men might prompt (doctors) to think

about

> > coronary artery disease first,´´ said Malik, who was not connected

> > with the study.

> >

> > Dr. C. Herrmann, a cardiologist at the University of

Pennsylvania

> > Medical Center, said both men and women are being undertreated

for heart

> > disease.

> >

> > ``I think this should serve as a wake-up call to physicians and

patients

> > that they need to more aggressively use appropriate drugs like

aspirin,

> > beta blockers and ACE inhibitors in women with heart disease,´´ he

> > said.

> >

> > The findings were extracted from a 1993-98 study of the effects of

> > hormone supplements on the heart. That study was funded by Wyeth-

Ayerst

> > Laboratories, maker of the best-selling hormone brands. Last

July, a

> > landmark study declared that the increased risk of heart disease

and

> > breast cancer from using hormones far outweighs any health

benefits.

> > 01/20/03 17:37 EST

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Hi Dawn.

One of the things that aspirin does is to " thin " the blood. This may

be why it helps prevent heart attacks in some -- it can prevent

clotting and coagulation. But it can also lead to internal bleeding

and ulcers in certain groups of people.

You are one of the people potentially at risk, because of your

clotting problems and your being on coumadine.

Before you do anything like this, you should certainly speak to your

doctors.

Keep warm.

Mike B

>

> > This is very interesting and please pass this on to someone you

know

> > that might have heart disease. In the past years all heart and

stroke

> > studies have been done on men. It's only been in the last

couple of

> > years that doctors have realized that women have heart attacks and

> > strokes much differently then men do. For women we might have

jaw or

> > back pain and could be having a heart attack or stroke. So, it's

> > important to press the issue to find out what's wrong....... make

that

> > doctor listen to you.

> >

> > PHILADELPHIA (Jan. 20) - A new study adds to the evidence that

many

> > women who suffer heart attacks are not getting adequate treatment.

> >

> > The study found that doctors often fail to prescribe aspirin, beta

> > blockers and cholesterol-lowering drugs to these women, even

though the

> > medications have been shown to prevent further heart attacks or

other

> > heart trouble.

> >

> > The researchers did not look at how often these drugs were

offered to

> > men. But other studies have shown that men and women alike are

> > undertreated for heart disease, and women are treated even less

> > aggressively than men.

> >

> > ``Doctors in our society just aren´t good with prevention

> > efforts,´´ said study co-author Dr. Shlipak of the

> > University of California at San Francisco.

> >

> > Shlipak said there could be a number of reasons for the findings.

There

> > is a lingering myth that heart disease is primarily a man's

disease, he

> > said. Moreover, both doctors and patients fear the side effects

of some

> > preventive drugs, he said.

> >

> > The study, in Tuesday's ls of Internal Medicine, involved

2,763

> > postmenopausal women with heart disease. All had suffered heart

attacks

> > or chest pain caused by blocked arteries, or had undergone bypass

> > surgery or angioplasty.

> >

> > Researchers found that beta blockers, which slow the heart rate,

were

> > used by only a third of the women who should have been taking

them. Only

> > half the women who qualified for cholesterol-lowering drugs took

them.

> > Even aspirin was underused: Though all of the heart attack

survivors in

> > the study should have been taking it, only 80 percent did.

> >

> > The research highlights ``a terrible discrepancy between what we

know

> > and how we treat our sisters and mothers,´´

> >

> > Drs. and Suzanne Oparil of the University of

Alabama at

> > Birmingham said in an accompanying editorial. ``This report

confirms

> > previous evidence that women with (heart disease) are being

undertreated

> > in the United States.´´

> >

> > Dr. Naveed Malik, a cardiologist at the Ochsner Clinic Foundation

in New

> > Orleans, said heart disease often goes undetected in women in the

first

> > place. For example, a woman complaining of chest pain might be

diagnosed

> > with heartburn.

> >

> > ``But similar symptoms in men might prompt (doctors) to think

about

> > coronary artery disease first,´´ said Malik, who was not connected

> > with the study.

> >

> > Dr. C. Herrmann, a cardiologist at the University of

Pennsylvania

> > Medical Center, said both men and women are being undertreated

for heart

> > disease.

> >

> > ``I think this should serve as a wake-up call to physicians and

patients

> > that they need to more aggressively use appropriate drugs like

aspirin,

> > beta blockers and ACE inhibitors in women with heart disease,´´ he

> > said.

> >

> > The findings were extracted from a 1993-98 study of the effects of

> > hormone supplements on the heart. That study was funded by Wyeth-

Ayerst

> > Laboratories, maker of the best-selling hormone brands. Last

July, a

> > landmark study declared that the increased risk of heart disease

and

> > breast cancer from using hormones far outweighs any health

benefits.

> > 01/20/03 17:37 EST

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Great, thanks for the advice, Mike. It gets so confusing trying to remember

which meds. interfere with Coumadin. How's the weather out your way today?

Very cold here....about 0 degrees F, which is why I'm hybernating today.

Dawn

Mike Boyce wrote:

> Hi Dawn.

>

> One of the things that aspirin does is to " thin " the blood. This may

> be why it helps prevent heart attacks in some -- it can prevent

> clotting and coagulation. But it can also lead to internal bleeding

> and ulcers in certain groups of people.

>

> You are one of the people potentially at risk, because of your

> clotting problems and your being on coumadine.

>

> Before you do anything like this, you should certainly speak to your

> doctors.

>

> Keep warm.

>

> Mike B

>

> >

> > > This is very interesting and please pass this on to someone you

> know

> > > that might have heart disease. In the past years all heart and

> stroke

> > > studies have been done on men. It's only been in the last

> couple of

> > > years that doctors have realized that women have heart attacks and

> > > strokes much differently then men do. For women we might have

> jaw or

> > > back pain and could be having a heart attack or stroke. So, it's

> > > important to press the issue to find out what's wrong....... make

> that

> > > doctor listen to you.

> > >

> > > PHILADELPHIA (Jan. 20) - A new study adds to the evidence that

> many

> > > women who suffer heart attacks are not getting adequate treatment.

> > >

> > > The study found that doctors often fail to prescribe aspirin, beta

> > > blockers and cholesterol-lowering drugs to these women, even

> though the

> > > medications have been shown to prevent further heart attacks or

> other

> > > heart trouble.

> > >

> > > The researchers did not look at how often these drugs were

> offered to

> > > men. But other studies have shown that men and women alike are

> > > undertreated for heart disease, and women are treated even less

> > > aggressively than men.

> > >

> > > ``Doctors in our society just aren´t good with prevention

> > > efforts,´´ said study co-author Dr. Shlipak of the

> > > University of California at San Francisco.

> > >

> > > Shlipak said there could be a number of reasons for the findings.

> There

> > > is a lingering myth that heart disease is primarily a man's

> disease, he

> > > said. Moreover, both doctors and patients fear the side effects

> of some

> > > preventive drugs, he said.

> > >

> > > The study, in Tuesday's ls of Internal Medicine, involved

> 2,763

> > > postmenopausal women with heart disease. All had suffered heart

> attacks

> > > or chest pain caused by blocked arteries, or had undergone bypass

> > > surgery or angioplasty.

> > >

> > > Researchers found that beta blockers, which slow the heart rate,

> were

> > > used by only a third of the women who should have been taking

> them. Only

> > > half the women who qualified for cholesterol-lowering drugs took

> them.

> > > Even aspirin was underused: Though all of the heart attack

> survivors in

> > > the study should have been taking it, only 80 percent did.

> > >

> > > The research highlights ``a terrible discrepancy between what we

> know

> > > and how we treat our sisters and mothers,´´

> > >

> > > Drs. and Suzanne Oparil of the University of

> Alabama at

> > > Birmingham said in an accompanying editorial. ``This report

> confirms

> > > previous evidence that women with (heart disease) are being

> undertreated

> > > in the United States.´´

> > >

> > > Dr. Naveed Malik, a cardiologist at the Ochsner Clinic Foundation

> in New

> > > Orleans, said heart disease often goes undetected in women in the

> first

> > > place. For example, a woman complaining of chest pain might be

> diagnosed

> > > with heartburn.

> > >

> > > ``But similar symptoms in men might prompt (doctors) to think

> about

> > > coronary artery disease first,´´ said Malik, who was not connected

> > > with the study.

> > >

> > > Dr. C. Herrmann, a cardiologist at the University of

> Pennsylvania

> > > Medical Center, said both men and women are being undertreated

> for heart

> > > disease.

> > >

> > > ``I think this should serve as a wake-up call to physicians and

> patients

> > > that they need to more aggressively use appropriate drugs like

> aspirin,

> > > beta blockers and ACE inhibitors in women with heart disease,´´ he

> > > said.

> > >

> > > The findings were extracted from a 1993-98 study of the effects of

> > > hormone supplements on the heart. That study was funded by Wyeth-

> Ayerst

> > > Laboratories, maker of the best-selling hormone brands. Last

> July, a

> > > landmark study declared that the increased risk of heart disease

> and

> > > breast cancer from using hormones far outweighs any health

> benefits.

> > > 01/20/03 17:37 EST

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

Great, thanks for the advice, Mike. It gets so confusing trying to remember

which meds. interfere with Coumadin. How's the weather out your way today?

Very cold here....about 0 degrees F, which is why I'm hybernating today.

Dawn

Mike Boyce wrote:

> Hi Dawn.

>

> One of the things that aspirin does is to " thin " the blood. This may

> be why it helps prevent heart attacks in some -- it can prevent

> clotting and coagulation. But it can also lead to internal bleeding

> and ulcers in certain groups of people.

>

> You are one of the people potentially at risk, because of your

> clotting problems and your being on coumadine.

>

> Before you do anything like this, you should certainly speak to your

> doctors.

>

> Keep warm.

>

> Mike B

>

> >

> > > This is very interesting and please pass this on to someone you

> know

> > > that might have heart disease. In the past years all heart and

> stroke

> > > studies have been done on men. It's only been in the last

> couple of

> > > years that doctors have realized that women have heart attacks and

> > > strokes much differently then men do. For women we might have

> jaw or

> > > back pain and could be having a heart attack or stroke. So, it's

> > > important to press the issue to find out what's wrong....... make

> that

> > > doctor listen to you.

> > >

> > > PHILADELPHIA (Jan. 20) - A new study adds to the evidence that

> many

> > > women who suffer heart attacks are not getting adequate treatment.

> > >

> > > The study found that doctors often fail to prescribe aspirin, beta

> > > blockers and cholesterol-lowering drugs to these women, even

> though the

> > > medications have been shown to prevent further heart attacks or

> other

> > > heart trouble.

> > >

> > > The researchers did not look at how often these drugs were

> offered to

> > > men. But other studies have shown that men and women alike are

> > > undertreated for heart disease, and women are treated even less

> > > aggressively than men.

> > >

> > > ``Doctors in our society just aren´t good with prevention

> > > efforts,´´ said study co-author Dr. Shlipak of the

> > > University of California at San Francisco.

> > >

> > > Shlipak said there could be a number of reasons for the findings.

> There

> > > is a lingering myth that heart disease is primarily a man's

> disease, he

> > > said. Moreover, both doctors and patients fear the side effects

> of some

> > > preventive drugs, he said.

> > >

> > > The study, in Tuesday's ls of Internal Medicine, involved

> 2,763

> > > postmenopausal women with heart disease. All had suffered heart

> attacks

> > > or chest pain caused by blocked arteries, or had undergone bypass

> > > surgery or angioplasty.

> > >

> > > Researchers found that beta blockers, which slow the heart rate,

> were

> > > used by only a third of the women who should have been taking

> them. Only

> > > half the women who qualified for cholesterol-lowering drugs took

> them.

> > > Even aspirin was underused: Though all of the heart attack

> survivors in

> > > the study should have been taking it, only 80 percent did.

> > >

> > > The research highlights ``a terrible discrepancy between what we

> know

> > > and how we treat our sisters and mothers,´´

> > >

> > > Drs. and Suzanne Oparil of the University of

> Alabama at

> > > Birmingham said in an accompanying editorial. ``This report

> confirms

> > > previous evidence that women with (heart disease) are being

> undertreated

> > > in the United States.´´

> > >

> > > Dr. Naveed Malik, a cardiologist at the Ochsner Clinic Foundation

> in New

> > > Orleans, said heart disease often goes undetected in women in the

> first

> > > place. For example, a woman complaining of chest pain might be

> diagnosed

> > > with heartburn.

> > >

> > > ``But similar symptoms in men might prompt (doctors) to think

> about

> > > coronary artery disease first,´´ said Malik, who was not connected

> > > with the study.

> > >

> > > Dr. C. Herrmann, a cardiologist at the University of

> Pennsylvania

> > > Medical Center, said both men and women are being undertreated

> for heart

> > > disease.

> > >

> > > ``I think this should serve as a wake-up call to physicians and

> patients

> > > that they need to more aggressively use appropriate drugs like

> aspirin,

> > > beta blockers and ACE inhibitors in women with heart disease,´´ he

> > > said.

> > >

> > > The findings were extracted from a 1993-98 study of the effects of

> > > hormone supplements on the heart. That study was funded by Wyeth-

> Ayerst

> > > Laboratories, maker of the best-selling hormone brands. Last

> July, a

> > > landmark study declared that the increased risk of heart disease

> and

> > > breast cancer from using hormones far outweighs any health

> benefits.

> > > 01/20/03 17:37 EST

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

Hi Dawn.

Unfortunately, it's cold here in Toronto, too.

I blame those darned upstate New Yorkers and the New Englanders.

After all, they are the ones who are supposed to get the cold winters.

I'm at work instead of hibernating, but it's warm in my office.

Take care.

Mike B

> Great, thanks for the advice, Mike. It gets so confusing trying to

remember

> which meds. interfere with Coumadin. How's the weather out your

way today?

> Very cold here....about 0 degrees F, which is why I'm hybernating

today.

>

> Dawn

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Dawn.

Unfortunately, it's cold here in Toronto, too.

I blame those darned upstate New Yorkers and the New Englanders.

After all, they are the ones who are supposed to get the cold winters.

I'm at work instead of hibernating, but it's warm in my office.

Take care.

Mike B

> Great, thanks for the advice, Mike. It gets so confusing trying to

remember

> which meds. interfere with Coumadin. How's the weather out your

way today?

> Very cold here....about 0 degrees F, which is why I'm hybernating

today.

>

> Dawn

>