Are cardiac conditions in older women managed appropriately?

心脏疾病，包括心脏依恋、心力衰竭、心绞痛和高血压在澳大利亚老年人中非常常见。它们占死亡、发病率和医疗费用的很大比例。对于这些疾病中的大多数，都有非常有效的治疗方法，但有证据表明，这些治疗方法并没有得到应有的充分利用。此外，对于女性来说，诊断可能会被推迟，因为人们认为心脏病主要是男性的问题。该项目基于澳大利亚妇女健康纵向研究，其中包括1万多名妇女，其中一半以上生活在农村和偏远地区。患有心脏病的女性将接受有关医疗保健的调查。这些信息，连同他们在过去6年中提供的数据(如果妇女同意，还包括医疗保险数据)，将与NHMRC和心脏基金会建立的最佳实践指南进行比较。通过这种方式，该项目将充分详细地审查老年妇女的医疗保健是否充分，以便向卫生当局提出需要改进的可行建议。

Cardiac conditions, including heart attach, heart failure, angina and high blood pressure are very common among older Australians. They account for large proportions of deaths, morbidity and health care costs. For most of these conditions there are highly effective treatments, however there is evidence that these are not as well used as they should be. Also, for women, diagnosis may be delayed due to perceptions that heart disease is a problem mainly among men. The project is based on the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health which includes more than 10,000 women, over half living in rural and remote areas. Women with cardiac conditions will be surveyed about their medical care. This information, together with data they have provided over the last 6 years (and Medicare data if the women have given their consent), will be compared with best practice guidelines established by NHMRC and the Heart Foundation. In this way the project will examine the adequacy of medical care among older women in sufficient detail to make actionable recommendations to health authorities for where improvements are needed.