Pregnancy is often described as a “stress test” that helps identify women who are at risk of developing chronic diseases later in life. To address this important clinical problem, we adapted our CardioPrevent® program to support high-risk women postpartum.
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Heart disease is a leading cause of illness and death, but for most people, it can be preventable. Our Prevention and Wellness Centre offers a variety of information and programs to help you get and stay healthy.
2025 Summit program
Heart health begins at home and in the everyday care of the family doctor. Our care activities are designed to empower women to manage their own health with confidence, while also supporting their primary care providers with information and training. The Canadian Women’s Heart Health Centre is working to improve care both locally and nationally by developing personalized, one-on-one programs as well as digital educational tools.
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Heart disease is the leading cause of premature death for women in Canada. When it comes to heart disease, women are under-studied, under-diagnosed, under-treated, under-supported and under-aware. Women themselves tend to under-estimate the risk of dying or becoming seriously unwell due to heart disease.
Risk factors
Have you experienced any of the following medical complications during pregnancy?
A detailed overview of the topics that are covered in each Women@Heart session.
Summary of the speaker lineup for the 2025 Canadian Women's Heart Health Summit.
We invite you to become an important part of this global forum by participating as an Event Sponsor.
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Browse through our various tools and resources to learn more about women's heart health and how you can manage your health.
We are pleased to offer travel discounts for delegates attending the 5th Canadian Women’s Heart Health Summit, to be held on April 25 - 26, 2025.
Treatment depends greatly on the type of heart disease you have. Whatever your situation, optimal treatment relies on a combination of efforts that may include medication, medical procedures and lifestyle changes.
The Virtual Care Program is an online system that uses best practices to help you take control of your heart health. It will help you understand your current health situation and motivate you to manage and improve the risk factors that impact your health and well-being.
Women@Heart has been carefully developed and you'll benefit the most if you attend each session. We do know that “life happens” and people are not always able to participate each week, but participating in as many sessions as possible will give you the most benefit.
Heart disease is the number one killer of women over 35 worldwide, accounting for more deaths every year than all cancers combined.
Quality of life is significantly lower for women than men after a cardiac event, and women who lack social support have a higher risk of fatal heart disease. The Women@Heart program is a peer support program led by women with heart disease, for women with heart disease that aims to create a caring environment for women to learn from each other and support one another on the road to recovery.