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"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 25, 2012 - "How our girlfriends help us get through the toughest times"

♥ 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 evening of each month. All women living with heart disease are invited to attend for peer-to-peer support, information and encouragement. For more info, contact WH-BritishColumbia@womenheart.org.

♥ "Heart Disease: Top 10 Online Influencers" - I made this list from ShareCare!

♥ 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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