Comments for WIN Exchange http://blog.scai-win.org Connecting the Global Community of Women in Interventional & Invasive Cardiology Tue, 20 Mar 2012 17:47:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 Comment on Pregnancy Complications Up CVD Risk by 30% by Small Baby Increases Mother’s Risk of Ischemic Heart Disease | WIN Exchange http://blog.scai-win.org/?p=514#comment-497 Small Baby Increases Mother’s Risk of Ischemic Heart Disease | WIN Exchange Tue, 20 Mar 2012 17:47:48 +0000 http://blog.scai-win.org/?p=514#comment-497 [...] addition to the recent news that women who had complications during their pregnancies are at a 30% increased risk of heart disease. It also adds to WIN’s efforts to promote heart disease awareness amongst [...] [...] addition to the recent news that women who had complications during their pregnancies are at a 30% increased risk of heart disease. It also adds to WIN’s efforts to promote heart disease awareness amongst [...]

]]> Comment on Final WIC PICS by Norm Linsky http://blog.scai-win.org/?p=388#comment-256 Norm Linsky Mon, 26 Sep 2011 23:28:59 +0000 http://blog.scai-win.org/?p=388#comment-256 Outstanding photos ! Congratulations on another SUPERB conference ! Outstanding photos ! Congratulations on another SUPERB conference !

]]> Comment on Heart Disease Costs in the US Set to Triple by Bina Ahmed http://blog.scai-win.org/?p=209#comment-201 Bina Ahmed Mon, 31 Jan 2011 20:14:38 +0000 http://blog.scai-win.org/?p=209#comment-201 In New Mexico, the fast food capital of the US, not sure if patients will take the giant leap to olive oil. In an attempt to encourage baby steps, I make patients promise a 2 week hiatus from fast food and see how that goes. If they have close supervision, they seem to stick to it and feel the effects almost instantly. But more than half dont make it through the first two weeks. We need a 'doctors against fast food' campaign in conjunction with more olive oil for everyone!!! In New Mexico, the fast food capital of the US, not sure if patients will take the giant leap to olive oil. In an attempt to encourage baby steps, I make patients promise a 2 week hiatus from fast food and see how that goes. If they have close supervision, they seem to stick to it and feel the effects almost instantly. But more than half dont make it through the first two weeks. We need a ‘doctors against fast food’ campaign in conjunction with more olive oil for everyone!!!

]]> Comment on How do we generate positive PR for our field? by SCAI http://blog.scai-win.org/?p=193#comment-90 SCAI Fri, 10 Dec 2010 01:04:45 +0000 http://blog.scai-win.org/?p=193#comment-90 This is clearly a timely post, and something I hope the WIN membership will be eager to discuss. SCAI leadership responded to this issue earlier this week with the following statement. http://www.scai.org/Press/detail.aspx?cid=70987172-25c1-4c50-8af3-462ac9d4ab90 This is clearly a timely post, and something I hope the WIN membership will be eager to discuss. SCAI leadership responded to this issue earlier this week with the following statement.

http://www.scai.org/Press/detail.aspx?cid=70987172-25c1-4c50-8af3-462ac9d4ab90

]]> Comment on To Egg or Not To Egg: Heart Disease is the Question by Vikas Kapil http://blog.scai-win.org/?p=169#comment-33 Vikas Kapil Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:50:43 +0000 http://blog.scai-win.org/?p=169#comment-33 Ms Moyer makes some interesting points regarding LDL cholesterol in this article and her others on the slate blog... however, there is uncontrovertible evidence that lower LDL (whether small, medium or large) lowers heart disease risk (as well as many other important vascular diseases) and this should not be forgotten. I think the most interesting part of cholesterol research is that there is still no consensus on how saturated fat increases blood cholesterol... such a simple idea but without hard, undisputed scientific mechanisms as of yet. Ms Moyer makes some interesting points regarding LDL cholesterol in this article and her others on the slate blog… however, there is uncontrovertible evidence that lower LDL (whether small, medium or large) lowers heart disease risk (as well as many other important vascular diseases) and this should not be forgotten. I think the most interesting part of cholesterol research is that there is still no consensus on how saturated fat increases blood cholesterol… such a simple idea but without hard, undisputed scientific mechanisms as of yet.

]]> Comment on The Women in Interventional Cardiology Program in Chicago – A Win for WIN! by Kim Skelding http://blog.scai-win.org/?p=146#comment-30 Kim Skelding Mon, 08 Nov 2010 01:58:20 +0000 http://blog.scai-win.org/?p=146#comment-30 I was so happy to see many familiar faces as well as some new ones at the meeting this year. We are moving the meeting to September next year to make it more convenient for everyone to attend. Thanks again everyone for your support! I was so happy to see many familiar faces as well as some new ones at the meeting this year. We are moving the meeting to September next year to make it more convenient for everyone to attend. Thanks again everyone for your support!

]]> Comment on The Women in Interventional Cardiology Program in Chicago – A Win for WIN! by Sohah Iqbal http://blog.scai-win.org/?p=146#comment-23 Sohah Iqbal Thu, 28 Oct 2010 09:35:00 +0000 http://blog.scai-win.org/?p=146#comment-23 I was reminded that one of the attendees, Stéphane Manzo-Silberman, actually made her way from Paris, France to the meeting (as she said, the " meeting extended beyond the English speaker frontier")! Hopefully we will see more of her colleagues from France in WIN. I was reminded that one of the attendees, Stéphane Manzo-Silberman, actually made her way from Paris, France to the meeting (as she said, the ” meeting extended beyond the English speaker frontier”)! Hopefully we will see more of her colleagues from France in WIN.

]]> Comment on The Women in Interventional Cardiology Program in Chicago – A Win for WIN! by Lalitha Sunder http://blog.scai-win.org/?p=146#comment-21 Lalitha Sunder Wed, 27 Oct 2010 12:24:42 +0000 http://blog.scai-win.org/?p=146#comment-21 It was my first time at a WIN meeting and I had a wonderful time. I learnt a lot and met some amazing, talented and confident women interventionalists. I made friendships that otherwise would not have happened and coming from a solo practice this was an eye opening event. The organizers and the presenters were free with their advice and help. Thank you !! It was my first time at a WIN meeting and I had a wonderful time. I learnt a lot and met some amazing, talented and confident women interventionalists. I made friendships that otherwise would not have happened and coming from a solo practice this was an eye opening event. The organizers and the presenters were free with their advice and help. Thank you !!

]]> Comment on Importance of WIN? by Phillip Freeman http://blog.scai-win.org/?p=133#comment-10 Phillip Freeman Fri, 15 Oct 2010 14:03:44 +0000 http://blog.scai-win.org/?p=133#comment-10 Indeed I couldn't agree more. One of the lesser known (and promoted) facts with regard to Triton TIMI 38 trial was the absence of advantage for prasugrel over clopidogrel in women. This is just contemporary example of gender issues that are "glossed over". I find it quite paradoxical that such an important aspect of womens health is not lobbied as effectively (by patients and groups) as other areas like breast cancer. Its clear the prognosis for a lot of cardiac conditions is significantly worse thean the five year survival from breast Ca. Perhaps that relates to the public perception of heart disease and the fact that it can be mostly sorted by cardiologists? Indeed I couldn’t agree more.
One of the lesser known (and promoted) facts with regard to Triton TIMI 38 trial was the absence of advantage for prasugrel over clopidogrel in women. This is just contemporary example of gender issues that are “glossed over”.
I find it quite paradoxical that such an important aspect of womens health is not lobbied as effectively (by patients and groups) as other areas like breast cancer.
Its clear the prognosis for a lot of cardiac conditions is significantly worse thean the five year survival from breast Ca. Perhaps that relates to the public perception of heart disease and the fact that it can be mostly sorted by cardiologists?

]]> Comment on Importance of WIN? by Dr Ramzi Khamis http://blog.scai-win.org/?p=133#comment-9 Dr Ramzi Khamis Thu, 14 Oct 2010 15:39:54 +0000 http://blog.scai-win.org/?p=133#comment-9 It was refreshing to see the increasing interest in women and heart disease demonstrated by the large attendance to the WIN symposium in Stockholm ( especially by men, myself included!). WIN has proved to be a valuable resource to physicians in increasing the awareness around the issues that surround women and CVD. It is clear that a well thought-out policy to underline the reasons behind the discrepancy in outcome between the genders, and how to approach the solutions is also valuable. I look forward to the continuing engagement of SCAI with our local initiatives here in Europe (such as the Her at Heart Scientific Intiative in the UK), and to developing a robust plan to eradicate the gender gap in both treatment and training. It was refreshing to see the increasing interest in women and heart disease demonstrated by the large attendance to the WIN symposium in Stockholm ( especially by men, myself included!). WIN has proved to be a valuable resource to physicians in increasing the awareness around the issues that surround women and CVD. It is clear that a well thought-out policy to underline the reasons behind the discrepancy in outcome between the genders, and how to approach the solutions is also valuable. I look forward to the continuing engagement of SCAI with our local initiatives here in Europe (such as the Her at Heart Scientific Intiative in the UK), and to developing a robust plan to eradicate the gender gap in both treatment and training.

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