Vanderbilt Health Women’s Heart Center Archive — Page 1 of 1

October 9, 2026

Chest pain symposium educates women about heart health risks

The focus of the interactive event at Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks was to help improve women’s cardiovascular health through education and increased awareness.

By Matt Batcheldor
Lauren Michelle Wells Fierro, LCSW, with several of the works created by patients with heart conditions. (photo by Erin O. Smith)
September 16, 2026

‘Heart Art’ helps patients with heart conditions heal

Patients create art in their own homes in their spare time, share it virtually as it is created, then send the art for display at the Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute.

By Matt Batcheldor
A woman stands outside a medical center holding a certificate labeled “Cardiac Rehabilitation.”
July 21, 2025

Jonesborough nurse’s heart attack-pregnancy journey leads to Vanderbilt Women’s Heart Center

Her care illustrates the multidisciplinary expertise of the Vanderbilt Women’s Heart Center, Cardiac OB/High-Risk Pregnancy Team and maternal-fetal medicine specialists.

By Matt Batcheldor
Close-up, softly focused photograph of a pregnant person’s abdomen with one hand resting on the belly; the person’s face is not visible.
March 6, 2024

New toolkit helps non-obstetricians better identify and treat pregnant and postpartum patients with cardiovascular emergencies

Vanderbilt’s Kathryn Lindley, MD, has worked with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to develop a national toolkit for non-obstetricians to better identify and treat pregnant and postpartum patients with cardiovascular emergencies.

By Matt Batcheldor
Head-and-shoulders professional portrait of a smiling woman with shoulder-length light brown hair, wearing a white coat against a brown background.
October 27, 2023

Grant bolsters research to address rising maternal mortality rates

Study seeks to better understand the mechanism behind the association between preeclampsia and other hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and cardiovascular disease.

By Matt Batcheldor
Glowing cyan electrocardiogram waveform with two prominent heartbeat spikes against a dark blue grid background.
February 23, 2023

Study sheds new light on hormone therapy as menopause treatment

Vanderbilt research shows that hormone replacement therapy can be safely administered depending on the method used and the patient’s age, time since menopause, and risk of cardiovascular disease.

By Matt Batcheldor