Our program's physicians practice at either Inova Cardiology or Virginia Heart outpatient offices located in Alexandria, Ashburn, Arlington, Fairfax, Fair Oaks, Loudoun, Mount Vernon and Vienna. To schedule call 571-472-2932.
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A team of experts focused on women's heart health
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the United States. Often underdiagnosed or untreated, heart disease is responsible for about 1 in every five female deaths. This program offers a team with specialized expertise and an understanding of how women's heart disease presents differently.
Issues particular to women's heart disease:
- Sex specific risk factors and their association with heart disease
- Management of risk factors including:
- High blood pressure
- Cholesterol
- Obesity and nutritional management
- Inherited cardiovascular conditions
- Pregnancy-related complications (See Inova Cardio-Obstetrics Program)
- Effects of menopause and inflammatory diseases on the heart
Specialized services for:
- Cardiotoxicity from cancer therapies (See Inova Cardio-Oncology Program)
- Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD)
- Microvascular angina
- Premature cardiovascular disease
- Association of heart disease with polycystic ovarian disease, early menopause, primary ovarian failure, infertility
Inova Schar Heart and Vascular offers a full range of cardiovascular services, from diagnostics to treatment of highly complex cardiovascular and cardiopulmonary conditions. Our Women’s Cardiovascular Health services team is here to serve your unique needs.
Videos: Hear from our Inova doctors
Women and cardiovascular disease — how women's hearts are different
How heart disease differs for men and women
Women and heart disease – why gender matters
Women's heart health
Additional reading
Women's cardiovascular health
Women and Heart Disease: Signs and Symptoms are Different from Men (Kelly Epps-Anderson, MD)
AHA policy statement calls for ‘multipronged approach’ to improve maternal health (healio.com)
New targets, guidance reframe treatment of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (healio.com)
Heart health is sub-optimal among American Indian/Alaska Native women, supports needed (American Heart Association)
Most people giving birth in the U.S. have poor heart health prior to pregnancy (American Heart Association)
Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD)
Aortic Tears Are Even More Deadly for Women, Study Finds (Staywell Health Library)
Aortic Dissection: What It Is, Symptoms, Treatment and More (Staywell Health Library)
How to Spot – Or Prevent – Dangerous Aortic Dissection (Staywell Health Library)
Microvascular Angina
Angina in Women Can Be Different Than Men (American Heart Association)