Tips for Caregivers to Maximize a Child’s Heart Health for a Lifetime
Tips for Caregivers to Maximize a Child’s Heart Health for a Lifetime
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Corrigan Minehan Heart Center
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Corrigan Minehan Heart Center
55 Fruit Street
Boston,
MA
02114
Phone: 866-644-8910
Email: mghheartcenter@partners.org
The Elizabeth Anne and Karen Barlow Corrigan Women’s Heart Health Program at Massachusetts General Hospital provides a unique clinical service—cardiac care designed specifically for women. Because there are differences in the way men and women present heart disease, it is important to have specialists fluent in diagnosing and treating female patients.
This dedicated clinic focuses on all aspects of cardiology, from preventive approaches to complex conditions such as spontaneous coronary artery dissection. Specialists meet with women of all adult ages to discuss their current condition or their risk for heart disease.
Once a patient enters the program, she is assigned a health care team to help make necessary lifestyle changes to lower her cardiovascular risks and stay healthy. Should a patient need surgery, a cardiac surgeon also becomes part of the team.
Specialists guide patients every step of the way to ensure they receive the best possible care. Patients are also directed to wellness programs both on-site and within their own communities. Such programs include:
At the first visit to the Corrigan Women's Heart Health Program, physicians ask patients questions about their personal and family medical history. Specialists then assess basic risk factors by checking:
If these initial tests show that a patient is at risk, physicians might schedule further testing. Additional tests include:
Specialists also perform cardiac catheterization. This test examines possible coronary artery blockages and provides valuable information about pressures within the heart. If a coronary artery blockage is identified, treatment with a coronary stent (a tube that holds the artery open) can be performed at the same time.
Since February of 2007, the Elizabeth Anne and Karen Barlow Corrigan Women’s Heart Health Program has addressed heart disease in women. This unique program has a close relationship with the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women campaign, an initiative that encourages awareness and action among women in the fight against heart disease.
Our specialists engage in advocacy efforts to prevent heart disease in women. Several of these efforts include:
Specialists at the Corrigan Women’s Heart Health Program focus on all aspects of heart care from prevention to early detection and treatment. Our patients have access to the most advanced diagnostics and treatments available throughout the Corrigan Minehan Heart Center.
Cardiologists specializing in women's heart health, congenital heart disease, cardiomyopathy and performance athletes work closely with our maternal-fetal medicine specialists and anesthesiologists to guide patients through planning, pregnancy and delivery.
Our doctors and staff provide individualized care and treatment plans for patients before, during and after pregnancy including:
Learn more about pregnancy's effect on the heart >
Reproductive hormones like estrogen, progesterone, and androgen play a vital role in cardiovascular health. Our doctors and staff have expertise in the interaction of both natural (endogenous) and synthetic (exogenous) hormones with cardiometabolic health and cardiovascular disease. We provide individualized care for:
Our doctors work with each patient's primary care and primary cardiologists to provide:
Specialists at the Corrigan Women’s Heart Health Program focus on all aspects of heart care from prevention to early detection and treatment. Our patients have access to the most advanced diagnostics and treatments available throughout the Corrigan Minehan Heart Center.
Courtney's Risk: Pregnancy and Heart Health
Courtney was treated by Massachusetts General Hospital at the age of 8 for cancer, but the chemotherapy weakened her heart. She came to the Women’s Heart Health Program, where Dr. Scott oversaw her two safe and successful pregnancies.
Malissa Wood, MD, talks about women’s heart health in an episode of Mass General’s Charged podcast.
Our physicians welcome second opinion appointments to review cases and proposed lines of treatment.
Tips for Caregivers to Maximize a Child’s Heart Health for a Lifetime
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