,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ded  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ba1 
#bjad ,ms4 ,murkowski 7for herself1 ,ms4
 ,mikulski1 ,ms4 ,warren1 and ,ms4      
,collins7 submitted the following       
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,recognizing   
that cardiovascular disease continues to
 be an overwhelming threat to women's   
health and the importance of providing  
basic1 preventive heart screenings to   
women wherever they seek primary care4  
,whereas heart disease remains the      
leading cause of death for women in the 
,united ,states1 causing #a in #d female
 deaths and more female deaths than all 
forms of cancer combined2 ,whereas since
 #aihd1 the number of women who have    
died from heart disease exceeds the     
number of men who have died from heart  
disease2 ,whereas the rate of           
cardiovascular death is increasing by #a
 percent each year among women ages #ce 
to #dd2 ,whereas heart disease claims   

the lives of nearly #dbb1jjj women each 
year2 ,whereas almost half of ,african  
,american women have some form of       
cardiovascular disease1 and ,african    
,american women are more likely to die  
from heart disease than white women2    
,whereas heart disease and stroke       
account for #cab1fjj1jjj1jjj in health  
care expenditures and lost productivity 
annually2 ,whereas only #ed percent of  
women recognize that heart disease is   
the leading cause of death for women1   
and almost #b_/c of women who           
unexpectedly die of heart disease have  
no previous symptoms of disease2        
,whereas many women1 especially younger 
women1 may not be aware of their risk   
for heart disease because they have     
never gotten a basic1 preventive heart  
screening and have no symptoms2 ,whereas
 studies show that nearly #a in #e women
 rely solely on their obstetrician and  
gynecologist 7,,ob_/,,gyn7 for primary  
care1 yet only #ce percent of women     
recall having even discussed heart      

disease with their ,,ob_/,,gyn2 ,whereas
 early identification of cardiovascular 
disease risk factors such as high blood 
pressure1 smoking1 excessive weight and 
obesity1 high cholesterol1 and diabetes 
allows for more effective intervention  
and treatment1 and can dramatically     
lower a woman's overall risk of heart   
disease and heart attack2 ,whereas the  
burden of women's heart disease can be  
reduced in the ,united ,states by       
encouraging primary care providers to   
offer women basic1 preventative heart   
disease screenings2 ,whereas experts    
recommend and encourage that a basic1   
preventive heart screening be a routine 
part of a woman's visit to a primary    
care practitioner2 and ,whereas once    
women understand their risk1 they still 
need follow-up information1 support1 and
 incentives to maintain cardiovascular  
health and make the most informed       
decisions3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that
 the ,senate-- 7#a7 recognizes that1    
despite improved education and          

awareness1 heart disease remains the    
number #a killer of women in the ,united
 ,states2  7#b7 recognizes the          
importance of making basic1 preventive  
cardiovascular screening available for  
women as recommended1 so that all women 
can know the risks they face and what   
can be done to reduce them2  7#c7       
recognizes that basic1 preventive heart 
disease screenings are recommended to be
 a routine part of women's health care2 
and  7#d7 commits to improving the heart
 health of all women1 tearing down the  
barriers that prevent women from getting
 screened for heart disease1 ensuring   
women are provided with personalized    
lifestyle modification recommendations  
and support1 and ensuring every woman   
has a healthy heart4