This course aims to educate participants on women's heart health, covering topics such as cardiac anatomy, gender bias, risk factors for heart disease, and female-specific risk factors. The course teaches skills such as understanding symptoms, knowing blood pressure levels, following a heart-healthy diet, and engaging in regular exercise. The teaching method includes lectures on various heart-related subjects and practical tips for maintaining heart health. The intended audience for this course is individuals interested in learning about women's heart health and ways to prevent heart disease.
Overview
Syllabus
Introduction
Outline of Topics
Cardiac Anatomy 101
Gender Bias
Risk Factors for Heart Disease
Blood Pressure
Risks of Uncontrolled Blood Pressure
Cholesterol
Smoking
Female specific risk factors
Stress
Symptoms
Cardiovascular Screening
Further Tests
Common Tests
Coronary Calcium Scan
Pregnancy and Heart Disease
Women and Heart Failure
Types of Heart Failure
Symptoms of Heart Failure
Diagnosis of Heart Failure
Physical Examination
Treatment Options
What You Can Do
Know the Possible Symptoms
Know Your Blood Pressure
Heart Healthy Diet
Healthy Diet Tips
Exercise
Exercise Prescription
Recap
UCLA Womens Cardiovascular Center
Conclusion
Diets that might be hearthealthy
How to raise good cholesterol
Calcium scan
High sodium level
echocardiogram
valve problems
mobile screening
heart murmur
statistics
IBS diet
Taught by
UCLA Health
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