Editorial, J Womens Health Issues Care Vol: 1 Issue: 1
Missing in Action: Physical Activity for Women with Heart Disease
| Patricia B. Crane* | |
| School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA | |
| Corresponding author : Patricia B. Crane School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA E-mail: pbcrane@uncg.edu |
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| Received: July 02, 2012 Accepted: July 02, 2012 Published: July 04, 2012 | |
| Citation: Patricia B. Crane (2012) Missing in Action: Physical Activity for Women with Heart Disease. J Womens Health, Issues Care 1:1 doi:10.4172/2325-9795.1000e101 |
Abstract
Missing in Action: Physical Activity for Women with Heart Disease
Heart disease is the number one killer of women; yet, a large portion of research is focused on intervening in women with heart disease rather than prevention of heart disease. Primary prevention is the focus on minimizing modifiable cardiac risk factors (physical inactivity, smoking, hypertension, obesity, and hypercholesterolemia) to prevent the coronary heart disease (CHD) while secondary prevention focuses on minimizing modifiable cardiac risk factors to halt, delay, or reverse the disease process.
