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Special Media Briefing, Women's Heart Health

388 views · Published 15 February 2011 · 1:24 · Indexed 30 October 2026

Channel: Mayo Clinic · 2011 · Nonprofits & Activism

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We caught up with Kathy Kastan, on a noisy, energized evening in NY.  We were in town to see the Heart Truth, Red Dress Fashion Show, all to support Women's Heart Health. The day before, Mayo Clinic, under the direction of Sharonne Hayes, MD, Director, Women's Heart Clinic,  educated journalists about women's heart care.  If you would like to learn more about these sessions go to http://newsblog.mayoclinic.org/
Kathy Kastan was involved with the first class, in Mayo Symposium, WomenHeart. She talks about the importance of women heart health and the struggles she endured until she finally found treatment that worked at Mayo Clinic. Here is what the Huffington Post had to say about Kathy's impressive background.
Kathy Kastan, LCSW/MA Ed, is Past President, Emeritus of the Board of Directors of WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease. Ms. Kastan is President of From My Heart, LLC. Ms. Kastan is the Past Chairman of the Board of Directors and current board member for the Greater Southeast Affiliate of the American Heart Association. She has been a national spokesperson for the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute's The Heart Truth®/Red Dress campaign since 2003. 

As a bypass survivor at age 42, Ms. Kastan understands the unique perspectives and challenges of women living with heart disease. In speaking with women's groups, the media, health care providers, and political leaders across the country about heart disease, Ms. Kastan urges women to know their risk factors for heart disease and insist that their doctors partner with them in their health care and treat them seriously.

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