Vanderbilt holds first women's chest pain symposium at One Hundred Oaks
VUMC says the Sept. 25 event covered heart disease signs, testing and treatment for women.
NASHVILLE - Vanderbilt University Medical Center held its first Vanderbilt Women's Chest Pain Symposium on Sept. 25 at Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks, according to a VUMC news article published Oct. 9. The Vanderbilt Women's Heart Center presented the event.
VUMC says the interactive program aimed to improve women's cardiovascular health through education and awareness. Topics included signs and symptoms of heart disease in women, types of heart disease that can cause chest pain, cardiac tests used for diagnosis, and treatment options including medications and heart-healthy lifestyle changes, according to VUMC.
VUMC states that chest pain is often related to heart disease in women but is often misdiagnosed or not diagnosed in a timely fashion, and that heart disease continues to be the leading cause of death for women.
Organizer Jessica Duran, MD, assistant professor of medicine, said the goal was to educate women about how chest pain presents in women and how it is diagnosed. Kathryn Lindley, MD, director of the Vanderbilt Health Women's Heart Center, said she looks forward to future symposia, VUMC reports.
Source: Vanderbilt University Medical Center news article, Oct. 9, 2026, https://news.vumc.org/2026/10/09/chest-pain-symposium-educates-women-about-heart-health-risks/