Vetted by the Canadian Women’s Heart Health Alliance, these credible resources on women’s heart health address different types of heart disease, prevention, treatment, and communication with health providers.

Women’s Heart Health Programs and Initiatives in Canada

• Halifax: The Maritime Heart Center Women’s Heart Health Clinic
• Montreal: Women’s Healthy Heart Initiative
• Ottawa: Canadian Women’s Heart Health Centre
• Toronto: Women's College Hospital's Women's Cardiovascular Health Initiative
• Vancouver: Leslie Diamond Women's Heart Health Clinic
• Calgary: CV & Me (Libin Cardiovascular Institute)

Information on Women-Specific Heart Disease 

• Heart Diseases and Conditions (University of Ottawa Heart Institute)
• Heart Attacks (Mayo Clinic)
• Ischemic Heart Disease (Mayo Clinic)
• Preeclampsia (Mayo Clinic)
• Stable Coronary Syndromes
• (Dis)connected Report, February 2019 (Heart & Stroke)
• Ms. Understood Report, February 2018 (Heart & Stroke)

Risk Factors, Signs and Symptoms

• Risk Factors (Canadian Women's Heart Health Centre)
• Symptoms (Canadian Women's Heart Health Centre)
• Risk Factors & Symptoms (Mayo Clinic)
• Awareness, Prevention (Women’s Healthy Heart Initiative) 

• Risks and Signs (Heart & Stroke)

Diagnosis and Treatment

• Diagnosis (Canadian Women's Heart Health Centre)
• Treatment (Canadian Women's Heart Health Centre)
• Cardiac Rehabilitation (Heart & Stroke)

SCAD

• What is SCAD? (University of British Columbia)
• SCAD Patient Guide (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre)
• Vancouver SCAD Conference
• SCAD Alliance
• SCAD BC Peer Support Group
• SCAD Warrior App
• Fibromuscular Dysplasia Society of America

Talking With Your Healthcare Provider 

• Questions to ask your healthcare provider (Canadian Women's Heart Health Centre)

Peer Support

• Women's Peer Support Heart Hub (Canadian Women's Heart Health Alliance)