Women have unique conditions and needs when it comes to cardiovascular health but have traditionally been overlooked in medicine. “Historically, women have been treated like small men,” says Nandita Scott, MD, Ellertson Family Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine, and Co-Director of the Corrigan Women’s Heart Health Program at the Massachusetts General Hospital. “However, the biology of menses, menopause, and pregnancy, for example, have huge impacts on women’s cardiovascular systems. They can present differently and have unique cardiovascular conditions. Our work is aiming to address those disparities to improve care.”