,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #ded  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ba1 #bjad ,ms4  
,murk[ski 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,mikulski1    
,ms4 ,w>r51 & ,ms4 ,coll9s7 submitt$ !  
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 consid]$ &     
agre$ to  ,,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  
female dea?s ?an all =ms ( canc] comb9$2
 ,:]eas s9ce #aihd1 ! numb] ( wom5 :o h 
di$ f he>t disease exce$s ! numb] ( m5  
:o h di$ f he>t disease2 ,:]eas ! rate (
 c>diovascul> dea? is increas+ by #a    
p]c5t ea* ye> among wom5 ages #ce to    
#dd2 ,:]eas he>t disease claims ! lives 
( ne>ly #dbb1jjj wom5 ea* ye>2 ,:]eas   
almo/ half ( ,african ,am]ican wom5 h "s
 =m ( c>diovascul> disease1 & ,african  
,am]ican wom5 are m likely to die f he>t

 disease ?an :ite wom52 ,:]eas he>t     
disease & /roke acc\nt =                
#cab1fjj1jjj1jjj 9 heal? c>e exp5ditures
 & lo/ productivity annually2 ,:]eas    
only #ed p]c5t ( wom5 recognize t he>t  
disease is ! lead+ cause ( dea? = wom51 
& almo/ #b_/c ( wom5 :o unexpect$ly die 
( he>t disease h no previ\s symptoms (  
disease2 ,:]eas _m wom51 especially     
y\ng] wom51 may n be aw>e ( _! risk =   
he>t disease because !y h nev] gott5 a  
basic1 prev5tive he>t scre5+ & h no     
symptoms2 ,:]eas /udies %[ t ne>ly #a 9 
#e wom5 rely solely on _! ob/etrician & 
gynecologi/ 7,,ob_/,,gyn7 = prim>y c>e1 
yet only #ce p]c5t ( wom5 recall hav+   
ev5 discuss$ he>t disease ) _!          
,,ob_/,,gyn2 ,:]eas e>ly id5tification (
 c>diovascul> disease risk factors su* z
 high blood pressure1 smok+1 excessive  
weight & obesity1 high *ole/]ol1 &      
diabetes 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 enc\rag+ prim>y c>e provid]s  
to (f] wom5 basic1 prev5tative he>t     
disease scre5+s2 ,:]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 /ill ne$   
foll[-up in=mation1 support1 & inc5tives
 to ma9ta9 c>diovascul> heal? & make !  
mo/ in=m$ decisions3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x   
,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 recognizes t1 despite
 improv$ education & aw>5ess1 he>t      
disease rema9s ! numb] #a kill] ( wom5 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#b7 recognizes !    
importance ( mak+ basic1 prev5tive      
c>diovascul> scre5+ available = wom5 z  
recomm5d$1 s t all wom5 c "k ! risks !y 
face & :at c be done to r$uce !m2  7#c7 
recognizes t basic1 prev5tive he>t      
disease scre5+s are recomm5d$ to 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+ e woman has a heal?y he>t4