,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #fai  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,june #aa1 #bjad ,mrs4
 ,capito 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,edw>ds1 ,mrs4 
,beatty1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,ms4 ,h]r]a       
,beutl]1 ,ms4 ,matsui1 & ,mrs4 ,noem7   
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,,resolution  ,recogniz+ t    
c>diovascul> disease cont9ues to be an  
ov]:elm+ ?reat to wom5's heal? & !      
importance ( provid+ basic1 prev5tive   
he>t scre5+s to wom5 :]ev] !y seek      
prim>y c>e4  ,:]eas he>t disease rema9s 
! lead+ cause ( dea? = wom5 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates1 caus+ #a 9 #d female dea?s & m  
dea?s ?an all =ms ( canc] comb9$2 ,:]eas
 s9ce #aihd1 ! numb] ( dea?s f he>t     
disease = wom5 has exce$$ ^? = m52      
,:]eas ! rate ( c>diovascul> dea? is    
increas+ by #a p]c5t ea* ye> among wom5 
ages #ce to #dd2 ,:]eas he>t disease    
claims ! life ( ne>ly #dbb1jjj wom5 ea* 
ye>2 ,:]eas almo/ half ( all            
,african-,am]ican wom5 h "s =m (        

c>diovascul> disease & are m likely to  
die f he>t disease ?an ,:ite wom52      
,:]eas he>t disease & /roke acc\nt =    
#cab4f billion 9 heal? c>e exp5ditures &
 lo/ productivity annually2 ,:]eas only 
#ed p]c5t ( wom5 recognize t _! numb] "o
 kill] is he>t disease & almo/ two-?irds
 ( wom5 :o unexpect$ly die ( he>t       
disease h no previ\s symptoms ( disease2
 ,:]eas _m wom51 especially y\ng] wom51 
may n be aw>e ( _! risk = he>t disease  
because !y h nev] gott5 a basic1        
prev5tive he>t scre5+ & h no symptoms2  
,:]eas /udies %[ t ne>ly #a 9 #e wom5   
rely solely on _! ,,ob_/,,gyn = prim>y  
c>e1 yet only #ce p]c5t ( wom5 recall   
hav+ ev5 discuss$ he>t disease ) _!     
,,ob_/,,gyn2 ,:]eas id5tify+            
c>diovascul> disease risk factors e>ly1 
su* z high blood pressure1 smok+1       
excessive weight & obesity1 high        
*ole/]ol1 & diabetes1 all[s = m         
effective int]v5tion & treatm5t1 & c    
dramatically l[] a woman's ov]all risk (
 he>t disease & he>t attack2 ,:]eas !   

burd5 ( wom5's he>t disease c be r$uc$ 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates by ensur+ t :]ev] wom5 
seek c>e !y get a basic1 prev5tive he>t 
disease scre5+2 ,:]eas exp]ts recomm5d &
 enc\rage t a basic1 prev5tive he>t     
scre5+ be a r\t9e "p ( a woman's visit  
to a prim>y c>e practition]2 & ,:]eas   
once wom5 und]/& _! risk1 !y also ne$   
foll[-up in=mation1 support1 & inc5tives
 to ma9ta9 c>diovascul> heal? & make !  
mo/ in=m$ decisions3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x   
,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--  7#a7    
recognizes t despite improv$ education &
 aw>5ess1 he>t disease rema9s ! numb] "o
 kill] ( wom5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ?is   
result is unt5able2  7#b7 recognizes !  
importance ( e>ly basic1 prev5tive      
c>diovascul> scre5+ = wom51 :]ev] !y    
seek prim>y c>e1 s t all wom5 c "k _!   
risks & :at c be done to r$uce !m2  7#c7
 recognizes t basic1 prev5tive he>t     
disease scre5+s %\ld be a r\t9e "p (    
wom5's heal? c>e2 &  7#d7 commits to    
improv+ ! he>t heal? ( all wom51 te>+   
d[n ! b>ri]s t prev5t wom5 f gett+      

scre5$ = he>t disease1 ensur+ wom5 are  
provid$ ) p]sonaliz$ life/yle           
modification recomm5dations & support1 &
 ensur+ all wom5 h a heal?y he>t4