American Heart Journal
Volume 163, Issue 1 , Pages 39-48.e1 , January 2012

Eliminating untimely deaths of women from heart disease: Highlights from the Minnesota Women's Heart Summit

  • Ruth Lindquist, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Women's Heart Health Program of Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, MN
    • Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Minneapolis, MN
    • University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
    • ,
  • Jackie L. Boucher, MS, RD

      Affiliations

    • Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Minneapolis, MN
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Jackie L. Boucher, MS, RD, Education, Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, 920 East 28th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55407.
    • ,
  • Elizabeth Zane Grey, MD

      Affiliations

    • Women's Heart Health Program of Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, MN
    • ,
  • Beth Cairns, MA, RN

      Affiliations

    • Women's Heart Health Program of Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, MN
    • ,
  • Shalini Bobra, MD

      Affiliations

    • Women's Heart Health Program of Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, MN
    • ,
  • Denise Windenburg, BS

      Affiliations

    • University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
    • ,
  • Suma Konety, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
    • ,
  • Kevin Graham, MD

      Affiliations

    • Women's Heart Health Program of Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, MN
    • ,
  • Russell Luepker, MS, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
    • ,
  • Sharonne N. Hayes, MD

      Affiliations

    • Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Received 14 June 2011 ,Accepted 26 September 2011.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2011.09.020

American Heart Journal
Volume 163, Issue 1 , Pages 39-48.e1 , January 2012

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