"80% of all cardiovascular disease is preventable.
It is not curable."—Stephanie Coulter, MD 

Tools to help you know your risk: 

• How Healthy is Your Heart?—take our risk assessment. 
• Numbers You Should Know—a worksheet that explains blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar, and other important measurements for your records.
• Information to Share with Your Doctor—a checklist of questions to help you prepare for your doctor visit.
• New! ♥ Obesity Risk Assessment Tools—tools to help you calculate your body mass index (BMI) and measure your waistline. 
  

  Practice prevention:

• Women at High Risk 
• Metabolic Syndrome and Pre-Diabetes
• Signs of Heart Attack in Women
• Tips for Every Decade of Your Heart
  

How can you prevent heart disease?  Download five steps all women can take to beat the odds. Know your numbers. Know your heart.TM Follow doctor's orders Get a move on Tweak what you eat Quit smoking

Read "Straight Talk from Dr. Stephanie" 

Mother's Day Call to Action!

A Change of Heart at Menopause 
Stress Can Lead to Broken Heart Syndrome 
5 Steps to Beat the Odds 
The Holidays are Gone but the Weight Isn't 
Answering the Exercise Question 
Women and the Threat of AAA

Depression Hard on Hearts  
Reduce Your Risk of Stroke and Think F.A.S.T.
• Get control of your blood pressure!
• Heart disease prevention basics – cutting through the clutter
• Reduce your risk of stroke
• Weight loss products and heart disease – there is no silver bullet
  

Learn to be heart healthy: 

Healthy-Heart Guide—"Heart Smart" topics about exercise, nutrition, cholesterol, and more.

Go to the "Ask a Heart Doctor" feature to search previously posted questions/responses or to ask a question of your own. Submit your question.

 

 

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Updated May 2012