#SavingWomensHearts

Had a great time talking about #savingwomenshearts during #menopause today at @ktla.com @smidtheart.bsky.social @womensheart.bsky.social
Menopause is a good time to ask about your heart & what you can do to keep it healthy!

Today our opinion piece is in print @usatoday.com

NIH cuts will harm women’s heart research.
We cannot afford to go backwards.
Women’s heart health is not political.
@SmidtHeart @WomensHeartCS
#savingwomenshearts #womenshearthealth
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Women's heart health: voices of lived experience Heart disease is a major cause of ill health and death for women in Scotland, and certain risk factors may have more of an impact on women’s risk of heart disease than men’s. Despite this, the awareness of women’s experience of heart conditions is limited and heart disease in women is not commonly represented. In this short video we hear from three women, Trisha, Donna and Jill, who all have lived experience of a heart condition. Their experiences are different, but they share commonalities in the challenges they have faced and in their current attitudes towards living well with their conditions. In this video, Trisha, Donna and Jill explore key areas related to heart disease in women, including: • Their experiences of heart attack and/or diagnosis with a heart condition • Challenges they faced afterwards, including mental health struggles • Whether being a woman had a particular influence on their experience • How to raise concerns with healthcare practitioners • How they live well now with their conditions Support and information on heart conditions can be found via: NHS Inform – Women’s heart health https://www.nhsinform.scot/healthy-living/womens-health/middle-years-around-25-to-50-years/womens-heart-health/womens-heart-health British Heart Foundation https://www.bhf.org.uk/what-we-do/in-your-area/scotland Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland https://www.chss.org.uk/ ALLIANCE webinar on women’s heart health https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BuD3KY7o78 This video was produced by the ALLIANCE in support of the Scottish Government's Women's Health Plan. This video is part of our ALLIANCE Live series, Women's Health at the Centre. Check out our video playlist here https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDgTzLd2QrJG9IRcU715S5_XgPiUeH4gw Timestamps: 00:00 Personal experiences 3:25 Challenges after heart event 5:15 Reflections on women's experiences 6:49 Living well with a heart condition

Women have specific risks of heart disease, but their experiences of living with heart conditions aren’t as commonly represented or understood. For #HeartMonth, raise awareness of women’s heart health by listening to three women's experiences. bit.ly/3X8xOP5

#SavingWomensHearts

Mythbusting women's heart health - Webinar recording The Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE) in partnership with the Scottish Government, hosted a webinar exploring women's heart health. This is a full recording. Heart disease is a major cause of ill health and death for women in Scotland, and certain risk factors may have more of an impact on women’s risk of heart disease than men’s. Despite this, the awareness of women’s experience of heart conditions is limited and heart disease in women is not commonly represented. This webinar explores the subject by busting some myths about heart disease and its impact on women, and provide some clear advice that will help people to be more aware of their heart health throughout their life. The recording features presentations from Professor Anna Glasier (Women's Health Champion), Maggie Simpson (NHS GGC), Richard Forsyth (British Heart Foundation Scotland) and Sophie Bridger (Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland). This video was produced by the ALLIANCE in support of the Scottish Government's Women's Health Plan. This video is part of our ALLIANCE Live series, Women's Health at the Centre. More information on women's heart health can be found below: NHS Inform https://www.nhsinform.scot/healthy-living/womens-health/middle-years-around-25-to-50-years/womens-heart-health/womens-heart-health BHF https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/support/women-with-a-heart-condition/women-and-heart-disease CHSS https://www.chss.org.uk/services/physical-activity/womens-health/ To watch our other webinars on women's health, check out our playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDgTzLd2QrJG9IRcU715S5_XgPiUeH4gw To stay up to date with our work on women's health then sign up to our mailing list. Email whp@alliance-scotland.org.uk

Heart disease remains the major cause of ill health for women in Scotland. This #HeartMonth find out about how women can look after their heart health and monitor their specific risk factors.

Watch our mythbusting webinar recording here: bit.ly/3WEA1Bd

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Steps to a healthy heart- it starts with exercise
#exerciseismedicine #heartmonth #goredforwomen #CVprev #heartdiseaseprevention #CardioSky #GoRed #savingwomenshearts

#HeartMonth
Know your blood pressure(BP)
Know how we can alter BP with small lifestyle changes
Not everyone needs medications but if you do, work with your doctor to find one that works for you
#Goredforwomen #Bloodpressure #Savingwomenshearts @smidtheart.bsky.social @cedarssinai.bsky.social

#HeartMonth has started!♥️💃🏻♥️🫀♥️

💃🏻We #GoRedforWomen this Friday February 7, 2025
💃🏻Go Red for women- the woman you are, the women you love, the women in your life
💃🏻 Go Red to increase awareness of the #1 killer of women
#savingwomenshearts #hearthealth #heartmonth #cardiosky #CVprev

Today has been a magical, special day.
I had the honour of representing Cedars Sinai & presenting at the White House on where we need to go in Women’s Cardiovascular Health.

I am still pinching myself. How was this real???? #savingwomenshearts #womenscardiovascularhealth @smidtheart.bsky.social