STATE OF
THE HEART
A focus on women’s heart disease includes new clinical and
research programs for the #1 killer of all adults
Half of all women will develop heart
disease. More women than men will die
from it. Scott & White's Top 100–ranked
Heart and Vascular Institute has established
the new Women's Cardiovascular Health
Clinic to offer much-needed resources for
women in Central Texas.
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ore women will die from heart disease than from all
types of cancer combined, including breast cancer.
Prevention, diagnostic and screening programs, as
well as advanced treatment and rehabilitative services for
women who have heart disease—or who have had a heart
attack—are required armaments in the battle to protect one’s
heart. A comprehensive resource in cardiac care, Scott &
White Healthcare sees about 48,000 cardiology patients each
year; approximately 10,000 of them are women who, thanks to
the new clinic, now have access to the most advanced resources
and expertise to ensure their heart health.
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