"Philanthropy becomes more personal
and meaningful for me. The concept
of Jewish women helping other
Jewish women is very commanding."
Presenting at the seminar was Dr.
Barry A. Franklin, Ph.D., director of
the Beaumont Hospital Cardiac
Rehabilitation and Exercise
Laboratory. After describing the tradi-
tional treatment of costly medical and
surgical interventions for coronary
artery disease (CAD), he explained
the newer approach of first aggressive-
ly reducing and modifying CAD risk
factors, such as high-fat and high
cholesterol diets, hypertension, obesi-
ty and physical inactivity.
Franklin also discussed the psy-
cho/social considerations that have an
impact on risk and recovery "Angry,
hostile people are at greater risk for
subsequent cardiac events, just as peo-
ple are who may be severely
depressed," said Franklin. "The evi-
dence clearly indicates that people
who are isolated do not recover as
well as people who are surrounded by
support systems. People do need peo-
ple." Nutritional tips to reduce the
risk of heart disease were presented by
Suzette Kroll, a Beaumont dietitian.
Included in the seminar syllabus were
Kroll's charts on the saturated fat
content of common foods and recipes
for heart-smart cooking.
Dr. Pamela Marcovitz, M.D.,
director of Echocariographic Research
and Stress Echo and of Clinical
Cardiology Fellowship, discussed
women and heart disease, and hor-
monal replacement therapy (HRT).
"HRT has been documented to
improve cholesterol profiles of post-
menopausal women. On the other
hand, the recent HERS trial did not
demonstrate a benefit in heart attack
or death in women taking HRT.
However, because there was concern
that the study did not continue for a
longer time frame, many physicians
regard HRT as a preventive approach
to heart disease.
"On the other hand," said
Marcovitz, "HRT should not be
offered to women at higher risk for
heart attack or to women with known
heart disease. Risks you can't control
are increasing age and family health
history, but you can modify, treat or
control most risk factors to lower
your risk.
"The best approach to prevent
heart disease," she said, "is to commit
to a healthy lifestyle: exercising regu-
larly, eating foods low in saturated
fats, not smoking and maintaining
the proper weight.
"By the same token, more research
needs to be undertaken in the preven-
tion and treatment of heart disease in
women and greater efforts to develop
more widespread lifestyle modifica-
tion."
Dr. Marcovitz said the Beaumont
Women's Heart Center will open at
the end of September.
Lorraine Schubiner and Peggy
Frank of West Bloomfield found the
seminar motivating. "I think it's won-
derful that the community could get
together to provide this program for
Jewish women," said Frank. "I was
aware of much of the information pre-
sented today, but it's important that I
get this kind reinforcement."
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For information about Jewish
Women's Foundation of
Metropolitan Detroit, call (248)
642-4260. For information about
Beaumont Women's Heart
Center, call (248) 732-6368.
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