University of Pennsylvania Health System continues
to support AHA's Go Red for
Women Campaign
We
are proud to support the American Heart Association’s
Philadelphia Go Red for Women Campaign. We sponsored
the Philadelphia Go Red for Women luncheon which encourages
female leaders in the region to be more aware of the
nation’s #1 killer of women: cardiovascular disease
Kelly
Ann Spratt, DO, a cardiologist at Presbyterian-University
of Pennsylvania Medical Center, co-chaired the event
and Mariell
L. Jessup, MD, medical director of the Heart Failure
and Transplantation Program at the Hospital of the University
of Pennsylvania, addressed the crowd of 200 plus, thanking
the patients who shared their first-hand encounters
with heart disease and urging everyone to do the following:
- eat right
- exercise
- relieve stress
- be aware of your family health history
- speak to your doctor about your concerns.
All proceeds from the program support research in
the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular and
related illnesses particularly among women.
Penn Cardiac
Care doctors are committed to educating patients
about prevention and the risks of heart disease. For
more information, visit Women's
Heart Health/Preventive Cardiology web site.
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