Article for February, 2005
Women Wait Longer for Emergency Heart Treatment --
Delays in emergency angioplasty linked to higher death risk
Heart disease is the #1 killer of women in this country, and the doctors at the University of Michigan Health System are committed to assisting women identify and reduce their individual risk factors for this disease. The University of Michigan Health System has been designated a "Women's Center of Excellence" by the Department of Health and Human Services. Their new Women’s Heart program is a service that complements other existing gender-specific health care services within the University.
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Kara Gavin
University of Michigan Health System
Kara Gavin, M.S., is a science writer and media manager with the University of Michigan Health System. She writes about the research conducted in the U-M Cardiovascular Center, one of the nation's top centers for studies in heart and vascular health. Trained in science writing at Lehigh University and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, she has spent more than 10 years translating research findings into "plain English" for the public and reporters. Read more of her writing online at the U-M Health System's news site, http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/relarch.cfm.
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Last updated: February, 2005
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