TY - JOUR
AU1 - Lundberg, Gina
AU2 - Mehta, Laxmi
AU3 - Volgman, Annabelle
AB - Purpose of the review Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been and remains the leading cause of mortality in women in the United States. For decades, more women died every year of CVD compared to men. Heart centers for women (HCW) are developed in response to the need for greater patient and physician awareness of CVD in women and to conduct sex-specific research in women. Today, many HCW provide multispecialty and focused areas of cardiovascular care for women. HCW provide their female patients with expertise over the many stages of a woman’slife. AndHCW partner with national organizations to advance research and education through specialized and focused care for women. The purpose of this review is to review the historical development of heart centers for women and discuss the types of care they provide for women. Recent findings Mortality rates from cardiovascular disease in women are finally reaching the levels of men after decades of focus on awareness, prevention, and evidence-based guideline-directed care for women. Summary Heart centers for women have evolved to provide subspecialty and comprehensive care for women that includes education and research. Heart centers for women are partnering with many other disease-based and patient 76 Page 2 of 11 
TI - Specialized Care for Women: the Impact of Women’s Heart Centers
JF - Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine
DO - 10.1007/s11936-018-0656-5
DA - 2018-08-08
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/specialized-care-for-women-the-impact-of-women-s-heart-centers-aTwrS4IRd7
SP - 1
EP - 11
VL - 20
IS - 9
DP - DeepDyve
ER -