Prepared for:

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

www.ahrq.gov

Contract No. 290-97-0013

Prepared by:

University of California, San Francisco-Stanford University Evidence-based Practice Center, Stanford, CA

Principal Investigator

Deborah Grady, MD, MPH

EPC Coordinator

Kathryn McDonald, MM

EPC Staff

Kara Bischoff

Aurelie Cabou

Christopher Gehrman

Kate Hoerster

Lily Chaput, MD, MPH

Margaret Kristof, MS, RN

Kathryn Melsop, MS

Dan H. Moore, PhD

Topic Team Staff

Noninvasive Diagnostic Tests

Mary Beattie, MD

Louise Metz, MD

Kirsten Fleishmann, MD

Rita Redberg, MD

Lipid Lowering Treatment

Judith Walsh, MD, MPH

Michael Pignone, MD, MPH

Paul Varosy, MD

Diabetes as Risk Factor

Alka Kanaya, MD

Lily Chaput, MD, MPH

Troponins

Paul Heindenreich, MD

Kathy McDonald, MM

UCSF/Mt. Zion Fishbon Library Staff

Gail Sorrough, MLIS

Gloria Won, MLIS

AHRQ Publication No. 03-E037

May 2003

ISBN: 1-58763-086-9

ISSN: 1530-4396

This document is in the public domain and may be used and reprinted without permission except those copyrighted materials noted for which further reproduction is prohibited without the specific permission of copyright holders.

Suggested Citation:

Grady D, Chaput L, Kristof M. Diagnosis and Treatment of Coronary Heart Disease in Women: Systematic Reviews of Evidence on Selected Topics. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 81. (Prepared by the University of California, San Francisco-Stanford Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No 290-97-0013.) AHRQ Publication No. 03-E037. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. May 2003.

This report may be used, in whole or in part, as the basis for development of clinical practice guidelines and other quality enhancement tools, or a basis for reimbursement and coverage policies. AHRQ or U.S. Department of Health and Human Services endorsement of such derivative products may not be stated or implied.

AHRQ is the lead Federal agency charged with supporting research designed to improve the quality of health care, reduce its cost, address patient safety and medical errors, and broaden access to essential services. AHRQ sponsors and conducts research that provides evidence-based information on health care outcomes; quality; and cost, use, and access. The information helps health care decisionmakerspatients and clinicians, health system leaders, and policymakersmake more informed decisions and improve the quality of health care services.