Women's Cardiovascular Health

Heart disease can affect women differently than it affects men. Women are more likely to experience atypical symptoms of heart disease. Women also may respond differently to treatment than men. The University of Chicago heart experts are in tune with how gender can play a role in heart disease.

The University of Chicago Medical Center at 150 E. Huron Women’s Cardiovascular Center will provide access to:

• Novel diagnostic modalities, including advanced cardiac imaging, used for earlier diagnosis of the disease in women that are at risk for heart disease.
• Our new downtown clinic will offer a central location for diagnosis and management and will foster a multidisciplinary course of care, with an integrated approach for risk factor reduction.
• Delivers a specialized approach to Women’s heart health supplanting the “one size-fits-all” medication algorithm that may be inadequate to capture the real world complexity of heart disease in women. Points of difference including:
• Emphasis on risk prevention in women with traditional risk factors (cholesterol, hypertension, etc.)
• Emphasis on risk prevention in women with non-traditional (but high risk) risk factors, such as SLE, RA, PCOS, Gestational Diabetes, and Preelampsia
• Management of Pregnancy related heart disease
• Management of the disease in women with established heart disease
• Coordinated diabetes management