The Duke Center for Women's Heart Care is dedicated to raising awareness about women’s risk of heart disease and delivering multidisciplinary care designed specifically to meet women’s heart health needs.

Our all-female staff of specialists conduct basic and clinical research in various aspects of cardiology, including unique gender issues.

Duke Center for Women’s Heart Care is a part of the Division of Cardiology and the Duke Heart Center.

Facts About Women and Heart Disease

• Cardiovascular disease is the leading killer of women.
• Cardiovascular disease appears about five to 10 years later in women compared to men.
• Women continue to receive less intensive treatments for acute myocardial infarctions, despite the fact that they are more likely than men to die within one year of a first recognized heart attack. Women receive only 33 percent of angioplasties, stents, and bypass surgeries; 28 percent of implantable defibrillators; and 36 percent of open-heart surgeries.

Appointments

Make an appointment with a Duke heart specialist near you: 919-681-5816