Women and Heart Disease > Evaluation and Prevention

In the primary care setting, care plans for all patients should include at least some measures to minimize cardiovascular risk. The extent and aggressiveness of such measures are based on each patient's individual risk profile (Table 6). In this section, a range of preventative interventions will be discussed, with a focus on women.

• Lifestyle Interventions
• Major Risk Factor Interventions
• Preventative Drug Interventions
• Not Recommended

Table 6. Priorities for Prevention in Practice According to Risk Group in Women⁵⁴

* ACE = angiotensin-converting enzyme; ARB = angiotensin-receptor blocker

Risk Factors

Office-Based Risk Assessment

Risk Reduction