Sansum Clinic
Cardiology Specialists Address How Gender Impacts Heart Disease Prevention & Care
In order to improve our community’s understanding of women’s heart health, Sansum Clinic, now part of Sutter Health, is releasing a video with heart specialists from our Cardiology Department answering some of the most commonly-asked heart-related questions. “Heart disease is still the leading cause of death for women in this country. Here on the Central Coast, countless families are affected when their loved ones experience cardiovascular problems. In addition to providing safe, innovative, high-quality care, we hope this panel discussion helps to educate women about the unique risks they face,” commented Kurt N. Ransohoff, MD, FACP, Sutter Health Greater Central Coast Market President, and Panel Master of Ceremonies.
Cardiovascular risk factors are different in women than in men, and many other gender-specific differences influence heart disease prevention and care. Women often experience a range of heart attack symptoms beyond just chest pain, and may require unique types of testing to uncover cardiac issues. The panel’s clinicians discussed these subjects as well as the impact of cholesterol levels, the prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AFib) in women and pregnancy-related heart risks.
Panelists included:
Cardiologist Taylor Holve, MD
Cardiologist David Lerner, DO
Cardiologist Colin Shafer, MD, FACC
Cardiologist Omid Yousefian, MD
Cardiology Physician Assistant Amanda Dutton, MMS, PA-C
Cardiology Nurse Practitioner Matthew Miller
Janet Wolf, WomenHeart Champion, former Santa Barbara County Supervisor
Kurt N. Ransohoff, MD, FACP, Greater Central Coast Market President, Panel Master of Ceremonies
The Women’s Heart Health panel discussion was sponsored by the Sansum Clinic Women’s Health Initiative.
Sansum Clinic, now part of Sutter Health, is the leading nonprofit provider of high-quality, outpatient healthcare on the Central Coast. Both Sansum and Sutter share a century-long commitment to improving the health of their communities, and have embarked upon this partnership to shape the future of healthcare for those they serve. Sansum Clinic’s 200+ highly-trained doctors and compassionate staff of 1,200+ care for more than 125,000 individual patients per year, contributing significantly to the medical quality in Santa Barbara, which has a long history of being advanced despite its small size.
