Heart Disease: A Silent Killer of Women
Heart disease claims the life of one woman every minute. For decades, women’s heart health issues have remained in the background, often unnoticed and misunderstood. Many women who succumb to this condition are frequently thought to have passed away from natural causes or to have drifted off peacefully in their sleep.
Barbra Streisand Raises Awareness
Iconic performer Barbra Streisand is advocating for a new campaign aimed at increasing awareness and promoting action against a silent killer that takes one woman’s life every single minute in the United States—heart disease.
As the leading cause of death for women in the nation, heart disease treatment is still mostly based on research conducted on men. The campaign titled “Fight the Ladykiller” motivates women to engage in discussions with their healthcare providers about heart health, seek screening, and learn how the impacts of the disease differ for females compared to males.
“When I discovered that research on women’s heart conditions was primarily conducted on men—down to male mice in laboratories—it felt incredibly unfair,” Streisand shared in a recent USA TODAY interview. “Since 1984, more women than men have lost their lives to heart disease each year. Heart disease actually kills more women than all cancers combined.”
Women’s Heart Alliance
The Women’s Heart Alliance (WHA) was established to promote awareness, inspire action, and propel new research targeting women’s heart diseases. This initiative represents a distinctive collaboration between two prominent American medical institutions—the Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center at Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute and the Ronald O. Perelman Heart Institute at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center.
Founded in 2012, the Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center at Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute is at the forefront of identifying heart diseases that specifically affect women, designing new diagnostic methods, and enhancing specialized care geared towards females. The institute is dedicated to addressing gender disparities in the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease while also educating women on recognizing symptoms of female-pattern heart disease.
Women and their healthcare practitioners often miss crucial conversations regarding heart disease. Learn what you need to know about screenings and the discussions you should initiate when you #getHeartChecked.
Heart disease claims the life of one woman every minute. For decades, women’s heart health issues have remained in the background, often unnoticed and misunderstood. Many women who succumb to this condition are frequently thought to have passed away from natural causes or to have drifted off peacefully in their sleep.
Barbra Streisand Raises Awareness
Iconic performer Barbra Streisand is advocating for a new campaign aimed at increasing awareness and promoting action against a silent killer that takes one woman’s life every single minute in the United States—heart disease.
As the leading cause of death for women in the nation, heart disease treatment is still mostly based on research conducted on men. The campaign titled “Fight the Ladykiller” motivates women to engage in discussions with their healthcare providers about heart health, seek screening, and learn how the impacts of the disease differ for females compared to males.
“When I discovered that research on women’s heart conditions was primarily conducted on men—down to male mice in laboratories—it felt incredibly unfair,” Streisand shared in a recent USA TODAY interview. “Since 1984, more women than men have lost their lives to heart disease each year. Heart disease actually kills more women than all cancers combined.”
Women’s Heart Alliance
The Women’s Heart Alliance (WHA) was established to promote awareness, inspire action, and propel new research targeting women’s heart diseases. This initiative represents a distinctive collaboration between two prominent American medical institutions—the Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center at Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute and the Ronald O. Perelman Heart Institute at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center.
Founded in 2012, the Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center at Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute is at the forefront of identifying heart diseases that specifically affect women, designing new diagnostic methods, and enhancing specialized care geared towards females. The institute is dedicated to addressing gender disparities in the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease while also educating women on recognizing symptoms of female-pattern heart disease.
Women and their healthcare practitioners often miss crucial conversations regarding heart disease. Learn what you need to know about screenings and the discussions you should initiate when you #getHeartChecked.
For more information visit fighttheladykiller.org.
