WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease

WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease WomenHeart empowers women to take charge of their heart health. Welcome to the page of WomenHeart! WomenHeart Champions are the heart of WomenHeart.

WomenHeart is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 1999 by three heart attack survivors who transformed the isolation, confusion and ignorance they experienced about women’s heart disease into a mission to save women’s lives. The organization has grown into a coalition and community of more than 27,000 members nationwide, including heart patients and their families, physicians, health advocates, and consumers committed to helping women live longer, healthier lives. These survivors attend the organization’s Leadership Symposium, held at the Mayo Clinic, to obtain leadership and advocacy training. They go on to volunteer as WomenHeart support group leaders, community educators, and media spokeswomen around the U.S. WomenHeart empowers women living with heart disease to manage their own heart health and to spread that message to others. The organization also educates policymakers, health professionals and the public about the urgent need to make women’s heart health a priority.

Registration is officially open for the 2026 WomenHeart Forum! 🎉 Join us for a powerful day of connection, learning, and...
12/22/2025

Registration is officially open for the 2026 WomenHeart Forum! 🎉 Join us for a powerful day of connection, learning, and advocacy.

💻 Register now: womenheart.org/summit
📅 February 2, 2026
📍 Washington, D.C.

WomenHeart Champion Diann Irving-Crews was on the move this November, showing up, speaking out, and sharing life-saving ...
12/20/2025

WomenHeart Champion Diann Irving-Crews was on the move this November, showing up, speaking out, and sharing life-saving information across the Phoenix area. 💪

✨ On November 12, she represented WomenHeart at the Salt River Casino Arizona Employee Health & Wellness Fair, reaching more than 250 attendees.

✨ On November 13, she returned for the Salt River Talking Stick Casino Health & Wellness Fair, where she connected with 400+ employees, including men who were eager to bring resources home to the women in their lives.

✨On November 20, she attended the Cancer Patient Resource Open House, turning a rainy day into a meaningful community outreach opportunity.

Thank you, Diann, for being a tireless advocate and a powerful voice for women’s heart health in every room you enter. 👏🫀

WomenHeart Champion Lorraine Becker took the stage at the 4th Annual Women's Cardiovascular Symposium in Cincinnati, whe...
12/19/2025

WomenHeart Champion Lorraine Becker took the stage at the 4th Annual Women's Cardiovascular Symposium in Cincinnati, where she shared her personal heart journey and spoke on the critical connection between mindfulness, mental health, and recovery after a cardiac event. 🧠💓

Speaking to an audience of 260 healthcare providers during a session with Dr. Jennifer Sumner (UCLA), Lorraine’s story reminded everyone in the room that healing the heart means healing the whole person.

She also hosted a WomenHeart exhibit table, where she distributed Red Bags of Courage and hand-sewn hearts to help spark conversation and connection. Thank you, Lorraine, for showing what true advocacy looks like—brave, heartfelt, and rooted in community. 🌟

12/18/2025

Every day we delay addressing gender bias in healthcare, women like Denise Dunager suffer preventable consequences. Her years-long journey to diagnosis - despite clear symptoms and risk factors - represents a systemic failure we can no longer ignore.

The World Heart Federation's "Beats of Change" series puts these critical stories on the global stage, but awareness alone isn't enough. We need immediate action.

Immediate actions needed:
🏥 Healthcare systems: Implement gender-specific protocols
💼 Employers: Expand women's health benefits
🎓 Medical schools: Mandate gender-based symptom training
💰 Investors: Fund women's health research
📋 Policymakers: Support healthcare equity legislation

🎬 See why this can't wait: womenheart.org/boc

💝 Fund urgent change: Support WomenHeart's advocacy

📞 Take action today: Contact your representatives

Women's lives depend on the actions we take right now.

As 2025 draws to a close, we owe a heartfelt thank‑you to the leaders and organizations that stood with us all year, our...
12/17/2025

As 2025 draws to a close, we owe a heartfelt thank‑you to the leaders and organizations that stood with us all year, our Corporate Advisory Council members:

Amgen
AstraZeneca
Bayer Health Care
Boehringer Ingelheim/Lilly Alliance
Cytokinetics
Genentech
Edwards Lifesciences
Johnson & Johnson Health Care
BMS/Pfizer Alliance
Bristol Myers Squibb
Lilly
Medtronic
Merck
Novartis
Novo Nordisk

Your partnership, passion, and support have helped us expand outreach, amplify women’s voices in heart health, and bring resources to communities that need them most.

Here is some of what we have accomplished together this year:

* 2025 WomenHeart Summit and the Heart Health Is Women’s Health Forum during Heart Month, presented in partnership with HealthyWomen

* “Could It Be My Heart? Valve Disease in Women” webinar, hosted with Heart Valve Voice U.S.

* Launch of a new Cardio-Renal-Metabolic Education and Support Program

* Year 1 of Treat Me Right: Improving Heart Care for Women to advance awareness and education about misdiagnosis and evidence-based care for women

* Debut of the ENACT Clinical Trials website, developed with Mended Hearts

* Release of a new ATTR-CM training module and companion webinar

* Educational webinar on Gene Therapy Clinical Trials

* Investment in the Quorum advocacy platform, establishing a new Action Center for grassroots mobilization

* Virtual and In-Person Science & Leadership Champion Training to create new classes of Champions working in communities across the nation

* A Women & Heart Disease film and article produced by BBC StoryWorks Commercial Production as part of the World Heart Federation’s Beats of Change series

* Educational screening event in Miami, FL for Making of a Heart Attack, featuring WomenHeart Champions

* Heart disease screening and community activation at the African American Cultural Festival in Raleigh, NC and the St. Louis Cardinals’ last game of the season.

* Expansion of the WomenHeart team with two new staff members

Here’s to 2026, stronger together. 💝

We were honored to be part of Macy's “Giving Back Parade” at Oglethorpe Mall this weekend!With heart, warmth, and commu...
12/17/2025

We were honored to be part of Macy's “Giving Back Parade” at Oglethorpe Mall this weekend!

With heart, warmth, and community spirit, WomenHeart Champion Murem Sharpe led our presence at the event, sharing life‑saving info, raising awareness for women’s heart health, and connecting with our community.

Huge thanks to Macy’s and the organizers for creating space for impact, and to everyone who stopped by to support our mission!

The WomenHeart Summit returns February 2, 2026! 🗓️Join patients, providers, and advocates from across the country to sha...
12/17/2025

The WomenHeart Summit returns February 2, 2026! 🗓️

Join patients, providers, and advocates from across the country to shape the future of women’s heart health.

Stay tuned. Registration opens soon!

12/15/2025

Sometimes, the most powerful thing we can do is listen.

After years of being dismissed, Denise Dunager found one doctor who finally took her seriously. That decision saved her life.

Denise is now part of the WomenHeart community, standing beside other women who have been told “it’s all in your head.” Through support, education, and advocacy, she helps ensure that no woman feels alone in her fight for heart health.

Your support keeps that mission alive. Together, we can make sure every woman’s story is heard.

💗 Give now to help WomenHeart continue this lifesaving work:
https://donor.womenheart.org/page/FUNSRLBNBZZ

As Hanukkah begins, we’re reflecting on the strength and resilience that light up our community, like the glow of each c...
12/14/2025

As Hanukkah begins, we’re reflecting on the strength and resilience that light up our community, like the glow of each candle on the menorah.

To every woman living with or at risk for heart disease, to every caregiver offering steady support, and to all our allies in the fight for health equity, may this season bring peace, joy, and the knowledge that your light matters.

12/13/2025

Too often, women’s heart symptoms are dismissed or misunderstood, leading to delayed care, worse outcomes, and lasting harm.

In this vital HeartTalks webinar, our CEO Celina Gorre joined cardiologist Dr. Martha Gulati alongside WomenHeart Champions to explore why these delays happen and how we can change the story.

Whether you’re a patient, clinician, caregiver, or advocate, this hour will leave you informed, encouraged, and equipped.

🎬 Watch now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff9SsWlXuUw

Join us for our next HeartTalk, “Cardiomyopathy in Women: Recognizing Symptoms & Reaching a Diagnosis,” Wednesday, Janua...
12/13/2025

Join us for our next HeartTalk, “Cardiomyopathy in Women: Recognizing Symptoms & Reaching a Diagnosis,” Wednesday, January 21 at 1:00 PM ET.

Cardiomyopathy can affect women differently, and delays in diagnosis are common. We want you to know the signs, and what to do if something feels off.

Featuring cardiologist Dr. Mariko Harper and real stories from WomenHeart Champions.

🔗 Register now: https://events.zoom.us/ev/Ak_Oy3N5Uym059V7hrff7xkENXhM-be5oe7Mo5mY4IC8g1f0F0fJ~An4QG7Zwl3jfEjUjrvftLNcp49kF9VJHKz3nNvzQTaYWX5fJVH60O2sgfA

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