Heart Sisters

"BEST HEART BLOG ON THE WEB!" . . . Dr. Stephen Parker

♥ All about women and heart disease - our #1 killer - from the unique perspective of Carolyn Thomas, a Mayo Clinic-trained heart attack survivor

♥ Information for the general public, heart patients or their family members, health professionals, and all students of the heart

February 9, 2012 - "Why don’t patients listen to doctors' heart-healthy advice?"

• ♥ February 11, 2012, 10 a.m. - noon; "Cardiac Café: What You Need To Know About Women's Heart Health". University of Victoria, Victoria, BC - Canada. 3rd annual event! Admission: $10 + tax (includes coffee, tea and heart-smart goodies!) Open to all - invite a friend, mother, daughter, sister or spouse to register, too. But space is limited - please phone UVic at (250) 472-4747 or register now.
• ♥ February 14, 2012, noon; "Women & Heart Disease - And The Men In Their Lives". Canadian Forest Service, Victoria, BC - Canada. CFS employees only.
• ♥ February 14, 2012, 6 p.m; "Women & Heart Disease: Our #1 Killer". Sole Sisters, Victoria, BC - Canada. Running club members only.
• ♥ February 18, 2012, luncheon keynote address; "Being The Best You: Women & Heart Health" - eWomen Network Conference, Victoria, BC - Canada. For Conference registrants only .
• ♥ February 21, 2012, 6:30 p.m; "What You Need to Know about Women & Heart Disease". Victoria Newcomers Club, Victoria, BC - Canada. Members only.
• ♥ February 23, 2012, noon; "Women & Heart Disease: Our #1 Killer". West Shore Women's Business Network monthly luncheon, Langford, BC - Canada.

♥ Find out about emerging cardiac research and breaking news.

♥ The first WomenHeart Support Group program in Canada is being held at Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria, BC on the third Wednesday of each month, 7-8:30 pm beginning February 15th, 2012. All women living with heart disease are invited to attend for peer-to-peer support, information and encouragement. For info, contact Support Network coordinator Rose Lopetrone: WH-BritishColumbia@womenheart.org.

♥ STILL TIME TO REGISTER! Are you a woman in Georgia who is living with heart disease and keen to help educate other women about our #1 killer? Apply now to attend the FREE WomenHeart Science & Leadership Symposium in Atlanta February 17-20, 2012.

♥ Read my heart attack story Heartburn or a Heart Attack? in the online edition of Ladies Home Journal.

♥ Read my heart attack story A Woman's Heart in Diane magazine written by Denise Foley.

♥ Are you a heart attack survivor (male or female) interested in participating in an online survey about why people wait so long even in mid-heart attack before seeking medical help? Find out more about this Yale University study.

♥ Or are you a survivor of Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection? Find out more about participating in two new Mayo Clinic studies on SCAD.

♥ Or are you a male or female adult who has survived a heart attack within the past six months, or who has undergone or is scheduled for CABG (bypass surgery) and who is now considered at high risk for future cardiac events? Find out more about this clinical trial recruiting participants for studies on an early detection implantable device being done at 50 different hospital sites throughout the U.S. for AngelMed.

♥ Or are you a female heart patient living in Greater Toronto who is eligible to participate in a home-based cardiac rehabilitation program? Find out more about this University Health Network research. Search Study # NCT01019135

♥ Or are you a woman between the ages of 45 to 75 years of age living in Oregon who has been diagnosed with Coronary Microvascular Disease? Both healthy women (the control group) as well as those with MVD are being recruited by Oregon Health and Science University. Find out more. Search Study # NCT00663520

♥ Or are you a woman over the age of 21 living near Los Angeles who has been diagnosed with Coronary Microvascular Disease? Find out more about participating in this Cedars-Sinai Women's Heart Center study. Search study # NCT00573027

♥ Or are you the parent of a child between the ages of 5-8 who has a Congenital Heart Defect? Find out more about participating in a Walden University online study called "Late Effects of Congenital Heart Defects on Parent Ratings of Executive Functioning Skills in School Age Children".

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