,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #fdc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #ah1 #bjai,ms4
 ,h]r]a ,beutl] 7= h]self & ,ms4        
,roybal-,all>d7 submitt$ ! foll[+       
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,,resolution     
,recogniz+ wom5's c>diovascul> heal? z a
 critical heal? c>e priority t affects e
 ,/ate & contributes to increas$ heal?  
c>e co/s1 & promot+ ! necessity (       
increas$ aw>5ess ( & education on !     
symptoms = he>t disease among wom51     
g5d]-specific c>diovascul> disease      
rese>*1 & policy action to alleviate !  
risks ( he>t disease among wom54  ,:]eas
 he>t disease is ! numb] "o kill] ( wom5
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas he>t disease 
acc\nts = ! dea?s ( #djj1jjj wom5 ea*   
ye> or #a1jhj ea* day2 ,:]eas "o 9 ?ree 
wom5 die ( he>t disease or /roke2 ,:]eas
 ! symptoms ( he>t disease & he>t attack
 among wom5 are diff]5t f ^? among m52  
,:]eas ! mat]nal mortality rate 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates is ris+ ) m ?an #gjj wom5 

dy+ f pregnancy-relat$ conditions ea*   
ye>1 & c>diac disease & /roke1 ! lead+  
cause ( pregnancy-relat$ dea?s 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates1 is responsible =         
approximately #cd p]c5t ( ^! losses2    
,:]eas unrecogniz$ symptoms & inadequate
 treatm5t ( c>diovascul> disease among  
wom5 contribute to ! increas+ co/s to ! 
,unit$ ,/ates heal? c>e sy/em1 :i*1 if  
left unaddress$1 are project$ to surpass
 #a trillion by #bjce2 ,:]eas he>t      
attack symptoms among wom5 are n        
typically recogniz$ & c be z subtle z   
fatigue1 jaw pa91 %ortness ( brea?1     
backa*e1 & indige/ion2 ,:]eas half ( all
 wom5 exp]i5c+ he>t attacks display none
 ( ! typically recogniz$ male symptoms2 
,:]eas #fd p]c5t ( wom5 :o die ( coron>y
 he>t disease %[ no prior typically     
recogniz$ symptoms2 ,:]eas wom5 are #ej 
p]c5t m likely to receive an incorrect  
diagnosis foll[+ a he>t attack2 ,:]eas  
despite g5d] diff]5ces 9 physiology & ! 
manife/ation ( c>diovascul> disease1    
wom5 comprise only #cd p]c5t (          

p>ticipants 9 c>diovascul> disease      
/udies t enroll bo? m5 & wom52 & ,:]eas 
ev5 :5 consid]+ all c>diovascul>        
disease-relat$ /udies1 includ+ s+le-sex 
/udies1 wom5 /ill comprise only #da     
p]c5t ( p>ticipants3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x   
,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7     
recognizes ! vital importance ( decreas+
 c>diovascul> disease among wom52  7#b7 
promotes ! necessity ( rais+ aw>5ess ( !
 prev5table ubiquity ( c>diovascul>     
mortality among wom51 & urges a         
compreh5sive public aw>5ess initiative t
 e/abli%es be/ practices = id5tify+ &   
treat+ c>diovascul> incid5ts 9 wom51    
specifically2  7#c7 supports ef=ts to   
educate wom51 m51 pati5ts1 & physicians 
ab\t ! critical diff]5ces ( c>diovascul>
 disease symptoms betwe5 wom5 & m52     
7#d7 supports ! promotion (             
g5d]-specific c>diovascul> heal? rese>*1
 prev5tion1 & treatm5t1 because--  7,a7 
!re is a mat]ial diff]5ce 9 ! way wom5  
pres5t ) c>diovascul> or he>t attack    
symptoms2 &  7,b7 g5d]-specific         

c>diovascul> rese>* is ess5tial to driv+
 successful positive outcomes 9 !       
r$uction ( mortality rates2  7#e7       
affirms ! connection betwe5 c>diovascul>
 disease & preeclampsia 9 new mo!rs2    
7#f7 ackn[l$ges t ! co/s to ! heal? c>e 
sy/em ( unrecogniz$ symptoms 9 !        
treatm5t ( wom5 c be sub/antially r$uc$ 
) appropriate public policy2 &  7#g7    
supports ! developm5t ( economic impact 
data to asc]ta9 ! heal? c>e sy/em co/s  
to be sav$ by decreas+ ! incid5ts ( dea?
 due to unrecogniz$ symptoms ( he>t     
attack 9 wom54