Women’s Heart Disease PREVENTING, Headline DIAGNOSING AND TREATING HEART DISEASE IN WOMEN The Women’s Heart Program at the Frankel CVC is a vibrant research and clinical venue focused on addressing prevention, diagnosis and treatment of heart disease in women across the lifespan, from childbearing years through menopause and beyond. We offer a comprehensive program with cardiac rehabilitation, stress management, nutrition and exercise counseling, and many testing modalities all in the same building. Our multidisciplinary team is comprised of experts who specialize in women’s heart health, including physicians, nutritionists and exercise physiologists. We coordinate cardiovascular care for women and act as a central point of contact for patients, other cardiovascular specialists within the Frankel CVC and referring physicians. Conditions that arise during pregnancy, such as gestational diabetes, preeclampsia and gestational hypertension, are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease later in life. With this knowledge, we are able to provide preventive care earlier to these women in an effort to reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease later in life. Pregnancy can also lead to complications for women with underlying heart disease and can even lead to a condition called peripartum cardiomyopathy. Our multidisciplinary team includes obstetricians, anesthesiologists and cardiologists with expertise in pregnancy, congenital disease, electrical abnormalities and heart failure.
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As we learn more about how cardiovascular disease presents differently in women than men, we are expanding our knowledge and expertise in providing preventive care earlier in the lives of women, most notably during pregnancy.
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