Diseases and Disorders > Cardiovascular

Use these links to jump directly to your topic of interest in Cardiovascular:

Heart Diseases: Angina | Arrhythmia | Congenital Heart Disease | Coronary Artery Disease | Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction) | Heart Failure | Heart Inflammation & Infection | Heart Muscle Disease (Cardiomyopathy) | Heart Valve Diseases | Other Heart Disorders

Vascular Diseases: Aneurysms | Aortic Disease | Functional Arterial Disease | Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) | Hypotension (Low Blood Pressure) | Inflammatory Vascular Disease (Vasculitis) | Occlusive Arterial Disease | Stroke | Vascular Lesions | Venous Disease

Cardiovascular Disease Treatment: Complementary & Alternative Therapy | Medication | Rehabilitation | Surgery | Heart Transplantation

Other Topics: General Cardiovascular | Heart Disease in Women | Anatomy | Cholesterol | Diagnostic Procedures | Homocysteine

Heart Disease in Women

(Jump to: Organizations | Find Care | General Information | Risk Factors & Prevention | Specific Diseases | Symptoms & Warning Signs )

	Organizations
	Women's Heart Foundation
	National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease (WomenHeart)

	Find Women's Heart Care
	Women's Heart Health at Stanford:Stanford School of Medicine
	Women's Heart Centers:WomenHeart

	General Information
	Heart Disease:National Women's Health Information Center
	Women and Heart Disease:Texas Heart Institute
	Heart Disease and Heart Attacks: What Women Need to Know:American Academy of Family Physicians
	Heart Disease in Women:Mayo Clinic
	The Heart Truth for Women:NHLBI [PDF]
	The Heart Truth for Women: It's Ageless:NHLBI
	Women and Heart Disease Fact Sheet:WomenHeart
	Straight Talk, Women to Women:Texas Heart Institute [PDF]
	Some Women More Likely to Miss or Ignore Heart Attack Warning Signs:American Heart Association
	eBooks About Women and Heart Disease:netLibrary [Login to netLibrary required]
	Heart Disease in Women:MedlinePlus

	Women and Specific Heart Diseases
	Arrhythmia
	Cardiac Arrhythmia Management: Why Women are Different from Men:Women's Heart Foundation
	Coronary Artery Disease & Heart Attacks
	Heart Attacks: The Female Facts:Texas Heart Institute
	Gender Differences in Diagnosis and Management of Heart Disease:Women's Heart Foundation
	WISE Study of Women and Heart Disease Yields Important Findings on Frequently Undiagnosed Coronary Syndrome:NHLBI
	Heart Attack Symptoms in Women -- Are They Different?:NHLBI
	Heart Failure
	Women and Heart Failure:Cleveland Clinic Heart & Vascular Institute
	Heart Valve Disease
	Mitral Valve Prolapse:Women's Heart Foundation

	Risk Factors and Prevention
	Women's Heart Disease Risk Quiz:Women's Heart Foundation
	Go Red Heart Checkup:American Heart Association
	New Risk Assessment Tool More Accurately Predicts Women’s Cardiovascular Risk:Brigham and Women's Hospital
	Lower Heart Disease Risk:NHLBI
	Effect of Hormone Therapy on Risk of Heart Disease May Vary by Age and Years Since Menopause:NHLBI
	Updated Guidelines Advise Focusing on Women's Lifetime Heart Risk:American Heart Association
	Preventing Cardiovascular Disease in Women:American Academy of Family Physicians
	Ten Questions a Woman Should Ask Her Healthcare Provider:American Heart Association
	Healthy Heart Handbook for Women:NHLBI [PDF] [Order printed copy]

	Symptoms and Warning Signs
	Panic Attack or Heart Attack?:Women's Heart Foundation
	Responding to Chest Pain: A Woman's Guide:Women's Heart Foundation
	Stroke Symptoms in Women: Know the Unique Warning Signs:Mayo Clinic

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