Women’s Heart and Vascular Program

Women’s Heart and Vascular Program

The Women’s Heart and Vascular Program is committed to improving heart health for women through expert clinical care, research, and advocacy. We provide specialized, patient-centered care that recognizes that unique ways cardiovascular disease can affect women. Our team develops personalized prevention, diagnostic, and treatment plans tailored to each woman’s needs.

Beyond clinical care, we are passionate about education—offering workshops, resources, and individualized guidance to help women understand and manage their heart health. As leaders in research, we focus on uncovering sex-specific insights that improve outcomes for women now and in the future. Through advocacy, we work to raise awareness, influence policy, and ensure women’s cardiovascular health remains a priority across all levels of care.

Diagnosis & Treatment

What We Treat

• Cardiovascular care before, during, and after pregnancy
• Coronary disease, SCAD, and microvascular disease
• Vascular disease
• Valvular disease

Testing

We are dedicated to evaluating and treating heart conditions in women, using advanced cardiovascular imaging as well as invasive and non-invasive testing:

• Cardiac MRI
• CT scan
• Echocardiogram
• Electrocardiogram (EKG)
• Stress echocardiogram
• Nuclear cardiac imaging
• Vascular studies

Cardiovascular Care Before, During, and After Pregnancy

• Women with preexisting cardiovascular disease who are planning to become pregnant or are currently pregnant and need optimization and close follow-up
• Women without known cardiovascular disease who develop new symptoms during pregnancy or while planning pregnancy
• Women with complications of pregnancy (such as gestational hypertension or preeclampsia) that increase future cardiovascular risk and would benefit from a prevention-focused visit
• Women with a history of thrombosis

Advocacy Efforts

Our team engages in advocacy efforts to help prevent heart disease in women. Several of these efforts include:

• AHA Heart Walk
• Community engagement efforts to provide education regarding heart disease in women
• Promoting research efforts to address health disparities in women’s cardiovascular care

Research & Patient Stories

Our program is committed to advancing research that uncovers sex-specific differences in cardiovascular disease, ensuring women receive the most effective, evidence-based care.

To see the impact of our work firsthand, read Tessa’s story here.

For more information, call: (617) 638-7490.

Meet Our Specialists