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March 18, 2023

Women’s Heart Health in New Albany, IN

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At Baptist Health Floyd, we've started the
Women's Heart Center and we're really

excited to bring this care to
the population in Southern Indiana.

Women are affected at higher rates when it
comes to heart disease, and it's a leading cause

of mortality in women.

It's higher than breast cancer
and lung cancer combined.

It's very under-recognized in women because of
their atypical symptoms, which can include just

extreme fatigue, shortness of
breath, palpitations, or anxiety.

Not the classic crushing chest pain,
which has been described.

Although some women do still have that.

We've also seen that women who have
pregnancy-related cardiac issues go on

to have a higher risk for cardiovascular disease.

This includes gestational hypertension
and gestational diabetes.

So we are working closely with our obstetrics
colleagues to identify these women and make sure that

they get the care so that we can focus on risk factor
modification and prevention to prevent further

cardiovascular events in the future.

I'm the first female cardiologist at Baptist Health
Floyd, and I'm thrilled about this opportunity to have

started this program for this population.

I think it's a great program to fill a big void in this
area, and I'm really excited about the opportunity and

the progress that's being made here at Baptist.

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Baptist Health Floyd: Women’s Heart Health

Learn about Baptist Health Floyd's Women's Heart Center. Our center in southern Indiana provides advanced technology and care dedicated to women’s heart health.

The team approach to Women’s Heart Health in New Albany, IN, HealthTalks Transcript:

Harleen Chahil, MD:
At Baptist Health Floyd, we've started the Women's Heart Center and we're really excited to bring this care to the population in southern Indiana. Women are affected at higher rates when it comes to heart disease, and it's a leading cause of mortality in women. It's higher than breast cancer and lung cancer combined. It's very under-recognized in women because of their atypical symptoms, which can include extreme fatigue, shortness of breath, palpitations or anxiety, not the classic crushing chest pain which has been described, although some women do still have that.

We've also seen that women who have pregnancy-related cardiac issues go on to have a higher risk for cardiovascular disease. This includes gestational hypertension and gestational diabetes. We are working closely with our obstetrics colleagues to identify these women and make sure that they get care, so we can focus on risk factor modification and prevention to prevent further cardiovascular events in the future. I'm the first female cardiologist at Baptist Health Floyd, and I'm thrilled about this opportunity to have started this program for this population. I think it's a great program to fill a big void in this area. I'm really excited about the opportunity and the progress that's being made here at Baptist.


 

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