Heart Disease in Women

Patients who have coronary artery disease may be at risk for future complications or additional cardiac events. The purpose of this study is to examine outcomes of subclinical markers of cardiovascular disease in women as a result of participation in 12-week program of: 1) exercise or 2) stress reduction and social support as compared to a 3) usual care control group. More »

The Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation is joining the team from Yale University in the VIRGO study (Variation In Recovery: Role of Gender on Outcomes in Young AMI Patients), a 4-year effort awarded by the National Institutes of Health to study young women with heart disease. More »