Overview
Our women's heart health team's mission is to empower women with or at risk for cardiovascular disease to lead healthier, longer lives by offering a supportive environment to connect with others and access exceptional holistic cardiovascular care attuned to their unique needs.
Why Piedmont
Specialty heart care for women
Risk screening program
Heart health during menopause
At Piedmont Heart, we take women’s heart health seriously—after all, 90% of women have at least one risk factor for heart disease.
Women have unique factors that contribute to their heart health. Pregnancy, menopause and the day-to-day juggling of work and family can all take a toll on your heart, especially if you have experienced conditions such as preeclampsia or gestational diabetes. Many other health conditions, such as lupus, other inflammatory diseases and anxiety and depression, which generally affect more women than men, significantly impact your risk of heart disease as well.
Our approach
We take a three-pronged approach to reducing women's heart disease:
- Customized screening to identify risks
- Best-practice medical care to treat disease
- Holistic wellness education and support to improve quality of life
We take a proactive approach to long-term heart health and wellness. Our screening program assesses women without heart disease symptoms (also called asymptomatic) to identify early risk factors that may help identify coronary artery disease. Identification helps us create a customized medical and lifestyle plan much earlier to improve long-term outcomes.
In response to requests, we’ve also introduced a new program for women with recent heart attacks to improve education and support about the disease process and risk factors.
Women’s heart care team
An entire team is dedicated to your heart care, including board-certified cardiologists, cardiac-certified nurses, certified health and wellness coaches, registered dietitians and cardiac rehabilitation specialists. We care for your day-to-day health and educate you about the numbers that affect your heart, such as cholesterol and blood pressure.
We also help you understand how to manage heart disease issues, recover after a heart event or surgery, and live life to the fullest with your specific diagnosis.
The Dottie Fuqua Women’s Heart Support Network
Women's heart resources
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