March 2026

CARDIOVASCULAR

NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE HEART CONVERSATIONS - EPISODE 5: CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN WOMEN: ADVERSE PREGNANCY OUTCOMES, SCAD, AND MENOPAUSAL TRANSITION

Featuring: Clyde W. Yancy, MD, Jane E. Wilcox, MD, and Priya M. Freaney, MD

Episode Summary

Joining Clyde W. Yancy, MD, and Jane E. Wilcox, MD for this fifth installment of Northwestern Medicine Heart Conversations, is Priya M. Freaney, MD.

Dr. Freaney shares insights on:
  • Persistent disparities in the prevention, diagnosis and management of cardiovascular disease in women
  • The importance of monitoring women’s cardiovascular health in all stages of life
  • Links between adverse pregnancy outcomes and postpartum risk factors with elevated long‑term cardiovascular disease risk
  • Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute’s dedicated initiatives that aim to improve cardiovascular care and address disparities
Priya M. Freaney, MD, Director of the Northwestern Medicine Women’s Heart Care Program at Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute,  Assistant Professor of Cardiology
Clyde W. Yancy, MD, Chief of Cardiology
Jane E. Wilcox, MD, Associate Chief of Cardiology

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