Center for Women's Cardiovascular Health
Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute
Heart Health Update
8,000,000 American women are currently living with heart disease - ten percent of women ages 45 to 64 and 25 percent of women ages 65 and over.
In celebration of Mother’s Day this weekend, give the women you love the best gift you can. Share our resources about women and cardiovascular disease with your mother, grandmothers, sisters, daughters and friends. Help educate them about women’s cardiovascular risk factors, and empower them to lead a heart healthy lifestyle.
Women’s Risk
Listen to this compelling discussion about Women and Cardiovascular Risk Factors featuring Marla Mendelson, MD, Medical Director of the Center for Women’s Cardiovascular Health, Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute. Research shows that modifying your risk factors can prolong and improve the quality of your life. The key is to know your risk factors and to modify those that you can.
Exercise and Your Heart
Visit our website and review the Exercise and Your Heart guidelines. Remember, at least five exercise sessions a week are necessary to achieve and maintain a desirable level of fitness and significant cardiovascular benefits.
Join the Illinois Women's Health Registry
The Illinois Women's Health Registry will help researchers include more women in their research so they can better understand how and why illnesses develop in women, how to best treat disease in women and what women can do to prevent illness. This is a chance for women throughout Illinois to help accelerate what researchers know about women's health.
More Information
If you would like more information or would like to schedule an appointment with the Center for Women’s Cardiovascular Health, call Health Resources at 312-926-8400. You can also visit one of our Health Learning Centers where health educators are available for one-on-one consultations to provide information to assist you in making informed decisions about your healthcare.
Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute
251 E. Huron St.
Chicago, IL 60611
For more information or to schedule an appointment, call Health Resources at 312-926-8400.