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Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center at Cedars Sinai
Los Angeles, CA
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Primary Aldosteronism Foundation
Phoenix, AZ
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SmartBreast
Melbourne, Australia
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Patient Story - Joanna Mihailidis
Sydney, Australia
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International Heart Spasms Alliance
London, UK
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Patient Story - Sarah Brown
United Kingdom
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Radboud University Medical Center
Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Patient Story - Matgorzata Skaza
Krakow, Poland
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Women’s Heart Clinic of the National Heart Centre of Singapore
Singapore
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Patient Story - Shahajadee "Dolly" Sultana
Bangladesh
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Emory’s Women’s Heart Clinic
Atlanta, GA
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Ms. Diagnosed
New York
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Sociedad Interamericana de Cardiología
Mexico City, Mexico
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Clinica CardioVID
Medelin, Colombia
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Patient Story - Nelly Margarita Giraldo
Colombia, South America
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Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
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Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Russian Society of Cardiology
Moscow, Russia
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Patient Story - Zahraa Abdou Fqiri
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Click on the pin drops to hear from women with heart disease and learn about women’s heart disease initiatives around the world.
FACTS AND FIGURES
#1
High blood pressure is the most important risk factor contributing to cardiovascular mortality in women.
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Solomon Islands is the country with the highest rate of years of life lost from cardiovascular disease among
women.
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HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE COMMISSION
Risk Factors
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Explore sex-predominant, well-established and under-recognized risk factors.
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The Lifecycle of Cardiovascular Disease
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Discover opportunities to deliver comprehensive cardiovascular care and intervene over the lifecycle of a woman.
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The Changing Face
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Identify the women who are at the most risk for cardiovascular disease globally.
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The Impact of COVID 19
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The COVID-19 pandemic provides a powerful demonstration of how sex-related biological factors and gender-associated factors interact.
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RELATED RESOURCES
American Heart Association Go Red for Women
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A comprehensive platform designed to increase women’s heart health awareness and serve as a catalyst for change to improve the lives of women globally.
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Take Her Health to Heart
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A public awareness campaign to encourage recruitment, enrollment and retention of women in cardiovascular device trials.
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FAITH App
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The FAITH! project has created a culture for inclusion of racial/ethnic minority women in clinical trials within cardiology.
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SIAC Online Course
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The “Virtual Course of Cardiopathies in Women” aims to discuss cardiovascular disease of women and their risk factors.
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