About WomenHeart

Since our inception, WomenHeart—founded by three women heart attack survivors who transformed the isolation, confusion and ignorance about women’s heart disease into a rallying call to save women’s lives—has been at the forefront of providing support services to women with heart disease and educating policymakers, health professionals and the public about the urgent need to make women’s heart health a priority.

Founded in 1999, WomenHeart’s mission is to improve the health and quality of life of women living with or at risk of heart disease. Through our programs and services, WomenHeart raises awareness about the importance of prevention and early detection, accurate diagnosis and proper treatment of women’s heart disease. 

WomenHeart is a coalition and a community of thousands of members nationwide, including women heart patients and their families, physicians, health advocates and consumers committed to helping women live longer, healthier lives.  At the center of the organization are the more than 500 WomenHeart Champions, all heart disease survivors, who have graduated from WomenHeart’s Science & Leadership Symposium at Mayo Clinic. These alumnae serve as WomenHeart local support group leaders, community educators, media spokeswomen, and general support volunteers. Through leadership and advocacy training, information resources and an online community, WomenHeart empowers women living with heart disease to manage their own heart health and to help all women take charge of their heart health.