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What does a trip to the dentist have to do with your heart?
More than you might think. Here are a few questions worth asking at your next visit. ↓
What does my oral health tell you about my overall health?
What should I do if my gums bleed while brushing?
Is there anything about my heart health or blood pressure that could affect my dental care?
Find more heart-smart questions to ask your dental team: heart.org/oralhealth
Proudly supported by @DeltaDentalins.
Ask at every life stage: What is my heart risk, and what should I do about it now? It is never too early to talk about your heart health.
To learn how to take care of your heart through every stage, visit goredforwomen.org/stages-of-….
High blood pressure is the leading risk factor for stroke. Nearly half of American adults have high blood pressure, and many don’t know it. Getting your blood pressure checked is an important step toward understanding your risk. Talk with your health care professional about your numbers.
Heart disease is the leading health threat for women, and your heart story starts long before symptoms appear.
From periods and pregnancy to menopause, every stage of life can offer clues about future heart health. These are the five things every woman should know.
For more information on the female life stages and how to take care of your heart through every stage, visit goredforwomen.org/stages-of-….
Ask your dental team:
Are there signs in my mouth that point to other health problems?
What should I do if my gums bleed while brushing?
Are there dental treatments that may affect my blood pressure or heart?
Find more ways to make the most of your next dental visit: heart.org/oralhealth
Proudly supported by @DeltaDentalins .
American Heart Association retweeted
Women's college basketball coaches across the country are teaming up for a cause bigger than the game.
Through the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women® Hearts on the Court Collective, coaches are helping raise awareness about women's heart health and empowering women to know their risk, prioritize prevention and speak up for the care they deserve.
Now in its second season, the Collective is once again led by Louisiana State University women’s basketball hall of fame head coach Kim Mulkey, who is also a survivor. Together, these coaches are committed to raising awareness about cardiovascular disease in women and encouraging fans, student-athletes and communities to take charge of their health.
Because heart health matters at every age and stage of life.
Alongside @coachkimmulkey, the 2026-27 Hearts on the Court Collective includes:
🏀 Adia Barnes — Southern Methodist University
🏀 Jennie Baranczyk — University of Oklahoma
🏀 Kim Caldwell — University of Tennessee
🏀 Cori Close — UCLA
🏀 Nicki Collen — Baylor University
🏀 Bill Fennelly — Iowa State University
🏀 Krista Gerlich — Texas Tech University
🏀 Lindsay Gottlieb — University of Southern California
🏀 Ayla Guzzardo — University of Georgia
🏀 Jacie Hoyt — Oklahoma State University
🏀 Niele Ivey — University of Notre Dame
🏀 Jan Jensen — University of Iowa
🏀 Pauline Love — University of Alabama
🏀 Katrina Merriweather — University of Cincinnati
🏀 Kevin McGuff — Ohio State University
🏀 Molly Miller — Arizona State University
🏀 Wes Moore — North Carolina State University
🏀 Teri Moren — Indiana University
🏀 Kate Popovec-Goss — Boston College
🏀 Tammi Reiss — University of Florida
🏀 Vic Schaefer — University of Texas
To learn more about the Hearts on the Court Collective, visit goredforwomen.org/heartsonth….
The most important clues about your heart health may not be happening right now. They can be hidden in experiences from years earlier.
“Looking back at my health history, I did not realize that what happened prior would affect my future when it comes to my health.”
From your first period through postmenopause, every stage of life can offer important insights into your future health. Understanding the full picture can help guide more personalized prevention, screening and care.
Learn more about the female life stages at goredforwomen.org/stages-of-….
How do you know if you're working out at the right intensity? The target heart rate chart can help answer that.
If your childhood Halloween costume was a Mighty Morphin Power Ranger, its time to get your cholesterol checked.
American Heart Association retweeted
"We now know that unique signals of cardiovascular risk in women can be identified years and decades before heart disease develops," writes preventive cardiologist and epidemiologist Sadiya S. Khan time.com/article/2026/10/26/…
We’re igniting change by leading state and local advocacy campaigns in support of policies that prevent tobacco use.
From the first period through the years after menopause, a woman has four stages of her life.
The American Heart Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists and Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine developed a framework to support a woman’s heart health at every stage of life.
Establishing these stages and the unique risk factors and health considerations with each enables more female-specific screening, prevention and treatment considerations throughout a woman’s life.
For more information on the female life stages and how to take care of your heart through every stage, visit goredforwomen.org/stages-of-….
For too long, women's health has been approached in separate silos. A new life-stage approach helps connect hormonal, heart and overall health, giving women more personalized care at every age.
The American Heart Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists and Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine developed this landmark framework, announced today, around a woman’s four life stages. This will help support a woman’s heart health across her life course.
Learn more about the female life stages at goredforwomen.org/stages-of-….
American Heart Association retweeted
For the first time, @American_Heart, @AmerAcadPeds, @acog, and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine have come together to release shared guidance to help clinicians identify cardiovascular risk early and take action.
The landmark three-part publication series highlights how female-specific biology affects girls’ and women’s hearts and creates a “Female Life Stage” framework to help protect heart health from puberty through menopause and beyond.
The Female Life Stage framework is based on female biology and offers windows of opportunity to prevent heart disease and stroke and manage future disease risk.
Each life stage is defined by a change in hormones that is uniquely experienced by girls and women, with pregnancy identified as an event affecting cardiovascular health that may occur at any or multiple life stages:
➡️ Stage 1 perimenarche - This stage represents the transition after the first menstrual period. Approximate age range is 8 – 15 years.
➡️ Stage 2 ovarian cycling - Regular ovulatory and hormone cycles are established and when pregnancy may occur. Approximate age range is 15 – 44 years.
➡️ Stage 3 perimenopause - This stage represents the transition to variable cycle length, skipped cycles and hormone changes. Approximate age range is 45-51 years.
➡️ Stage 4 postmenopause – This stage represents the years that begin after menopause or 12 months after the final menstrual period. Approximate age is 51 years and older.
➡️ Pregnancy, in any life stage – the time before, during and after pregnancy is highlighted as a biological “stress test” that can identify cardiovascular risks that may have been previously unrecognized.
✍🏼 @heartDocSadiya
📷 The Female Life Stage framework for the prevention and management of cardiovascular disease in girls and women
professional.heart.org/en/sc…
American Heart Association retweeted
Every girl and woman deserves care that sees her whole heart health picture—from puberty through pregnancy, menopause and beyond. Now, for the first time, @American_Heart, @AmerAcadPeds, @acog, and @MySMFM have united around a shared, science-based framework and clinical guidance to identify cardiovascular risk, act earlier and save women’s lives.
My heartfelt thanks to @HeartDocSadiya for chairing this first-of-its-kind collaborative, and to the extraordinary clinicians who contributed their deep expertise and leadership to changing the future of women’s health.
Read our press release to learn more: newsroom.heart.org/news/lead…
Protecting your heart is just one piece of the puzzle. New guidance on the four stages of a woman’s life highlights the connection between heart health, hormones and mental well-being to help women get care that fits her life.
The American Heart Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists and Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine developed this landmark framework, announced today, to support a woman’s heart health across her life course. The female life stages are: 1. Around the first period (around ages 8-15); 2. Menstrual cycling (around ages 15-44); 3. Menopause transition or perimenopause (around ages 45-51); and 4. Postmenopause (around age 51 and after).
Each stage plays an important role in current and future cardiovascular health. The recommendations in the 2026 Compendium on Women's Cardiovascular Health Across the Life Course support more female-specific screening, prevention and treatment considerations throughout a woman's life.
For more information on the female life stages and how to take care of your heart through every stage, visit goredforwomen.org/stages-of-….
